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poulard

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pou·lard also pou·larde  (p-lärd)
n.
A young hen that has been spayed for fattening.
[French poularde, from poule, hen, from Old French, from Latin pulla, feminine of pullus, young of an animal, chicken; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]
poulard, poularde [ˈpuːlɑːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a hen that has been spayed for fattening Compare capon
[from Old French pollarde, from polle hen; see pullet]


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The Tatar, recollecting that it was Stepan Arkadyevitch's way not to call the dishes by the names in the French bill of fare, did not repeat them after him, but could not resist rehearsing the whole menus to himself according to the bill:--"Soupe printaniere, turbot, sauce Beaumarchais, poulard a l'estragon, macedoine de fruits.
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