1.  pullet(n = noun.food) frier, fryer - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying;
is a kind of chicken, poulet, volaille

2.  pullet(n = noun.animal) - young hen usually less than a year old;
is a kind of biddy, hen

   A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl. [1913 Webster]

pullet, n. a young hen, esp. one less than one year old.

Etymology:
ME f. OF poulet dimin. of poule ult. fem. of L pullus chicken

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