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

For instance, chicken, turkey and other poultry should be cooked to 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees Celsius). —Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024

Cataclysmic winds destroyed hundreds of poultry houses across Georgia and North Carolina, which account for more than 25 percent of the machinery used to produce most of the country’s chicken meat. —Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024

Two workers who were culling chickens at a poultry farm in Washington recently became ill. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024

On top of the poultry spices ALDI features on their shopping list, adding herbs like thyme, tarragon, parsley, and bay leaves add more flavor to your stuffing, gravy, and casseroles. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024

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