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poult

[pohlt]
–noun
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME pult(e); syncopated var. of pullet
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poult   (pōlt)   
n.  A young fowl, especially a turkey, chicken, or pheasant.

[Middle English pult, short for polet, from Old French poulet, diminutive of poule, polle, hen; see poulard.]
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