poultry
(noun) flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
poultry (usually uncountable, plural poultries)
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).
The meat from a domestic fowl.
Home of medieval feather dealers and stuffers.
Poultry
A street in the City of London between Cheapside and Cornhill (at Bank).
Source: Wiktionary
Poul"try, n. Etym: [From Poult.]
Definition: Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.