poultry

noun

poul·​try ˈpōl-trē How to pronounce poultry (audio)
: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat

Examples of poultry in a Sentence

This wine goes well with poultry.
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The virus is still circulating in U.S. dairy herds, poultry, wild birds and wild mammals. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Both diets exclude meat and poultry, but pescatarians eat seafood and vegetarians do not. Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025 Most people can get creatine through food, such as meat, poultry, and seafood. Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025 In Los Angeles, egg, meat, poultry and fish prices rose the most, at 9.8%, followed by the D.C. metro area at 9.4%. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poultry

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pultrie, from Anglo-French pulletrie, from pulleter poulterer, from pullet chicken — more at pullet

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poultry was in the 14th century

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“Poultry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poultry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

poultry

noun
poul·​try ˈpōl-trē How to pronounce poultry (audio)
: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat
Etymology

Middle English pultrie "fowl raised for food," from early French pulletrie (same meaning), from pulleter "one who raises poultry," from pullet "chicken" — related to pullet

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