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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Pullet, n. [ME polet(t)e, pulet, pult (Piers Plowman), polett, e.m.E. poullet (Caxton), pullet(te, F. poulet young fowl, poulette fem. young hen.] A young fowl, a chicken. — 1513 Doug. xiii ii 124.
The cristit fowle, thar moder, tho full smert For hyr pullettis
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