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Vinony

poultry

noun

  1. some domesticated birds
  2. meat from poultry birds
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒltɹi/ / /ˈpəʊltɹi/ / /ˈpoʊltɹi/

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).

    “a poultry farmer”

  2. The meat from a domestic fowl.

    “the poultry counter”