laying pullet

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• pullet — pul|let [ˈpulıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poulet, from poule hen ] a young chicken that is in its first year of laying eggs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pullet — noun (C) a young chicken during its first year of laying eggs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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