poultry

noun

poul·​try ˈpōl-trē 

: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat

Examples of poultry in a Sentence

This wine goes well with poultry.

Recent Examples on the Web

King, a 56-year-old cattle and poultry farmer, is currently serving his second stint in the Senate, after first being elected to the chamber in 2013. —Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025

For calendar year 2026, the value of property exempt from levy under section 6334(a)(2) (typically, fuel, provisions, furniture, and other household personal effects, as well as arms for personal use, livestock, and poultry) cannot exceed $11,980. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

The diet also encourages the moderate consumption of poultry and fish, and a lower intake of red meat. —Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

In the late 1800s, with farmers upset about losing poultry to raptors, Pennsylvania offered 50-cent bounties for the heads of merlins and other hawks and owls, and paid $90,000 over two years. —Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025

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

Kids Definition

poultry

noun

poul·​try ˈpōl-trē 

: 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