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Definition of Pullet
1. Noun. Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying.
2. Noun. Young hen usually less than a year old.
Definition of Pullet
1. n. A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.
Definition of Pullet
1. Noun. A young hen, especially one less than a year old. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A spineless person; a coward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pullet
1. a young hen [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pullet
Literary usage of Pullet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by California Legislature (1886)
"One pair Partridge Cochins, cockerel and pullet- - One pair Partridge Cochins,
cockerel and pullet— Two pairs Plymouth Rocks, cock and hen One pair Plymouth ..."
2. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1920)
"He's got a wonderful memory, pullet has," she continued, ... "It's dreadful to
think on," said aunt pullet, raising her hands and letting them fall again, ..."
3. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1876)
"pullet, Richard, 29, Mel. Ross, Joseph, 21, Ir. Rowland, John, 23, Virginia.
Steel, Arthur, '23, Kent, Del. ..."
4. The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or, The Country Gentleman's Companion, in All ...Sports (1735)
"The hawk having thus killed a pullet or large chicken three or four times, in
fome private ... a pullet to your lure, go a-part, giving the hawk to another, ..."
5. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860)
"When they went down, uncle pullet observed, with some acumen, that he reckoned
the missis had been showing her bonnet — that was what had made them so long ..."
6. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860)
"I've no objections," said Mr. pullet, who was perfectly contented with any course
the quarrel might take, so that Mr. Tulliver did not apply to him for ..."
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