POULTRY

poultry

(noun) flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Etymology

Home of medieval feather dealers and stuffers.

Proper noun

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



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