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poulard

pou·lard [ poo lrd ] (plural pou·lards) or pou·larde [ poo lrd ] (plural pou·lardes)


noun 
Definition:
 
spayed hen: a young domestic hen pullet that has been spayed to encourage fattening

[Mid-18th century. < French poularde< poule "hen" (see pullet)]
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