pullet

• Shooting at a pullet, without any design to take it away, is manslaughter; and with a design to take it away, is murder. —  Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies
• When a pullet is ready to lay she intimates the event by a joyous and easy soft note. —  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
• He shot at our little runaway pullet, and the poor thing came home dragging a broken and useless leg. —  Queer Stories for Boys and Girls
• And the domineca pullet, and the two roosters we bought from Delphy And when Sampson had seized upon the victims of the fiat she turned to inspect the bunches of fowls offered by neighbouring breeders To-day it was Nicholas Burr who stood patiently in the background, three drooping chickens in each hand, their legs tied together with strips of a purple calico which Marthy was making into a dress for Sairy Jane Seeing that Miss Chris had delivered her judgments, he came forward and proffered his captives with an abashed demeanour How much are they worth?" —  The Voice of the People
• The first egg laid by a pullet is usually secured by the shepherd, in order to present to his sweetheart,--the luckiest gift, it is believed, he can give her Crows._--To see a crow flying alone is a token of bad luck. —  Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850

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