pullen

pul·len
P3U1L1L1E1N1
/ˈpʊ.lən/

noun

domestic fowl; poultry

OriginMiddle English poleyn ← Old French polain ← Late Latin pullāmen →
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Meanings

pullen1

nounpullen (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountabledomestic fowl; poultry

    The palsie plagues my pulses when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen your culuers take, or matchles make your Chanticleare or sullen

    c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665)
  2. obsoleteuncountablethe meat from a domestic fowl
  3. obsoleteuncountablethe young of a bird, or, figuratively, human children

Pullen2

proper nounPullen (plural Pullens)

plural Pullens

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Late Latinpullāmen
  2. Old Frenchpolain
  3. Middle Englishpoleyn
  4. Englishpullen

From Middle English poleyn, from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen; compare pullet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pullen

woolen
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Chicago

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