Definitions for poultry
ˈpoʊl tripoul·t·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. domestic fowl, fowl, poultrynoun

   a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

2. poultrynoun

   flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. poultrynoun

   domestic fowl (chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs)

2. poultrynoun

   the meat from a domestic fowl

3. Poultrynoun

   a street in the City between Cheapside and Cornhill

4. Etymology: home of medieval feather dealers and stuffers

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poultrynoun

   Domestick fowls.

   Etymology: poulet, Fr. pullities, Lat.

   The cock knew the fox to be a common enemy of all poultry. Roger L'Estrange.

   What louder cries, when Ilium was in flames,
   Than for the cock the widow’d poultry made. Dryden.

   Soldiers robbed a farmer of his poultry, and made him wait at table, without giving him a morsel. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poultry

   Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae (fowl), especially the order Galliformes (which includes chickens, quails, and turkeys). The term also includes birds that are killed for their meat, such as the young of pigeons (known as squabs) but does not include similar wild birds hunted for sport or food and known as game. The word "poultry" comes from the French/Norman word poule, itself derived from the Latin word pullus, which means "small animal".Recent genomic study involving the four extant Junglefowl species reveals that the domestication of chicken, the most populous poultry species, occurred around 8,000 years ago in Southeast Asia - although this was previously believed to have occurred later - around 5,400 years ago - in Southeast Asia. The process may have originally occurred as a result of people hatching and rearing young birds from eggs collected from the wild, but later involved keeping the birds permanently in captivity. Domesticated chickens may have been used for cockfighting at first and quail kept for their songs, but people soon realised the advantages of having a captive-bred source of food. Selective breeding for fast growth, egg-laying ability, conformation, plumage and docility took place over the centuries, and modern breeds often look very different from their wild ancestors. Although some birds are still kept in small flocks in extensive systems, most birds available in the market today are reared in intensive commercial enterprises. Together with pork, poultry is one of the two most widely-eaten types of meat globally, with over 70% of the meat supply in 2012 between them; poultry provides nutritionally beneficial food containing high-quality protein accompanied by a low proportion of fat. All poultry meat should be properly handled and sufficiently cooked in order to reduce the risk of food poisoning. Semi-vegetarians who consume poultry as the only source of meat are said to adhere to pollotarianism. The collective word "poultry" comes from the West & English "pultrie", from Old French pouletrie, from pouletier, poultry dealer, from poulet, pullet. The word "pullet" itself (like its doublet "poult") comes from Middle English pulet, from Old French polet, both from Latin pullus, a young fowl, young animal or chicken. The word "fowl" is of Germanic origin (cf. Old English Fugol, German Vogel, Danish Fugl).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poultry

   Poultry refers to domesticated birds that are raised for meat, eggs, or feathers. This category includes various species such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. Poultry is commonly consumed as a source of protein and is a significant part of the agriculture and food industry worldwide.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Poultrynoun

   domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese

2. Etymology: [From Poult.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 9 votes

1. Poultry

   Poultry is a category of domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or killing for their meat or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae, especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae, commonly known as "waterfowl". Poultry also includes other birds which are killed for their meat, such as pigeons or doves or birds considered to be game, such as pheasants. Poultry comes from the French/Norman word poule, itself derived from the Latin word pullus, which means small animal. Poultry is the second most widely eaten meat in the world, accounting for about 30% of meat production worldwide, after pork at 38%.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Poultry

   Where the scorchers and stuffers of poultry in connection with the old Stocks Market on the site of the Mansion House had their shops.

Matched Categories

1. • Fowl
   • Gallinaceous Bird

How to pronounce poultry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say poultry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of poultry in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of poultry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of poultry in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Hagen:

   And 128,000 of them end up in the hospital, 30,000 of them will die from food borne illness each year in the United States. That's why this is worth talking about, raising awareness, and giving people the information they need to reduce the risk. Elizabeth Hagen listed three steps to keeping food safe : - Clean your hands, utensils and food surfaces before and after you cook - Separate raw meat and poultry from foods that wo n’t be cooked - Use a meat thermometer to cook to the proper temperature When you're eating outside the rule is two hours.

2. Henry Wibowo:

   The main reason why Indonesian poultry is very attractive is simply because it's the largest Muslim country - everybody eats chicken here and they don't eat pork.

3. Al Bochi:

   You don't need to be eating meat and poultry every single day to get your protein requirements, beans and lentils are great sources of protein, as well. They also give you fiber, vitamins and a lot of antioxidants.

4. Bernard Vallat:

   When there is a disease in the Netherlands, which is the country in the world where the concentration of farms is the highest, be it for poultry or pigs, it hurts, The Netherlands are really vulnerable because of this density (of farms).

5. Catherine Donnelly:

   Many outbreaks linked to poultry, eggs and meat can be traced back to farms where intensive production practices can lead to [ the ] spread of highly virulent pathogens.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=poultry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Poultry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=poultry
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poultry
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=poultry
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=poultry