poultry
nounEtymology
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult + -ry. For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.
- derived from pullus
- derived from pouleterie
- inherited from pultrie
Definitions
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or…
Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
- a poultry farmer
The meat from a domestic fowl.
- the poultry counter
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at poultry. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at poultry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at poultry
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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