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The empty space inside the flatter end of an egg, known among poulterers as the air cell, gets larger as time goes by.—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026 On Third Avenue a poulterer advertises live chickens in Spanish and Chinese.—The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
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Etymology
alteration of Middle English pulter, from Anglo-French pulleter