Definition of "pullet" [pul•let]

• A young domestic hen, usually one that is less than one year old. (noun)

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• "Why Clay, I thought you knew a pullet is a bullet that has been pulled and can be reused."
• "Some translations are trickier, like describing pullet, which is a hen less than a year old but appears on some menus as Sexually Inexperienced Chicken."
• "For those of you who don't know, a pullet is a young hen, not even a year old."