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The state exported about $347 million worth of poultry and poultry products last year, according to the agricultural department.—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025 Another popular poultry purveyor, El Pollo Loco, appears to be headed to Meridian, too.—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025 Separating raw meats, fish, and poultry from other ingredients to avoid cross-contamination.—Jenna Anderson, Health, 23 Apr. 2025 The good food features steaks, prime rib, seafood and poultry, as well as pasta, burgers and a bar menu.—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 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
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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