noun

poultry

poultry, fowl

The farm raises poultry like chickens and ducks.

The farm raises poultry like chickens and ducks.

We had roasted poultry for dinner.

We had roasted poultry for dinner.

((uncountable noun)) live birds The farm raises poultry like chickens and ducks.

((uncountable noun)) meat from birds We had roasted poultry for dinner.

fowl; chicken, turkey, duck (as meat)

From Old French 'pouletrie' (a place where poultry is sold), from 'poulet' (a young fowl, a pullet).

Be careful not to confuse it with 'pottery'. Imagine cooking 'poultry' in a piece of 'pottery'.

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