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poult

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /pɒlt/
  • UK: /pəʊlt/
  • rhymes with -ɒlt
  • rhymes with -əʊlt
  • US: /poʊlt/
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English pult, a variant of pulet, polet, from Old French poulet (“young fowl”), diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pulla. For the development of the stressed vowel, see poultry. Doublet of pullet.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пиле (pile) — young game bird
  • Finnish: -poika — young game bird