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Etymology
From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet.
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poult (plural poults)
- A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 82:‘I even questioned,’ said he, ‘whether there will not be, in about a week's time, some nice turkey powts.’
2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 19:After an hour of fishing I saw a flock of turkeys on the opposite bank and shot one of the poults.
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