"poult" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɒlt/ [UK], /pəʊlt/ [UK], /poʊlt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-poult.wav [UK], en-us-poult-noun.ogg [US] Forms: poults [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlt, -əʊlt 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pult}} Middle English pult, {{m|enm|pulet}} pulet, {{m|enm|polet}} polet, {{der|en|fro|poulet||young fowl}} Old French poulet (“young fowl”), {{m|fro|poule||hen}} poule (“hen”), {{der|en|la|pulla}} Latin pulla, {{m|en|poultry}} poultry Head templates: {{en-noun}} poult (plural poults)
  1. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Fowls, Poultry Synonyms: powt Derived forms: heath-poult Related terms: poultry Translations (young game bird): пиле (pile) [neuter] (Bulgarian), -poika (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-poult-en-noun-TQZrQlJg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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