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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Offer the Chinese industrial goods, pork, poultry and soybeans at better rates, with costs meant to keep out U.S. exports covered by subsidies. Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025 Sure enough, the Pompano Beach community’s poultry surveillance was in high gear: Lavena took to Facebook to alert everyone about the new restaurant. Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025 The bird flu that's been killing flocks of wild birds and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows across the United States has another unlikely victim: house cats. Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 15 July 2025 Creatine is made in our bodies and found in red meat, poultry, and seafood. Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 July 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 29 Jul. 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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