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poul⋅try
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–noun
| domesticated fowl collectively, esp. those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl. |
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| poul·try (pōl'trē) n. Domestic fowls, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese, raised for meat or eggs. [Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier, poultry dealer, from poulet, pullet; see pullet.] |
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Poultry
Poul"try\, n. [From Poult.] Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
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Language Translation for : poultry
Spanish:
aves de corral, volatería,
German:
das Geflügel,
Japanese:
家きん類
poultry
1345, from O.Fr. pouletrie "domestic fowl" (1280), from poulet "young fowl" (see pullet). Poulterer (1638) is a redundancy, but has largely ousted orig. poulter (c.1400), from O.Fr. pouletier "poulterer," with agent suffix -er. Poetic poulter's measure (1576) is of fanciful origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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poultry
in animal husbandry, birds raised commercially or domestically for meat, eggs, and feathers. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese are of primary commercial importance, while guinea fowl and squabs are chiefly of local interest
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