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pul·lus
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catchpole
(in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors -
foal
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age. -
polecat
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed. Compare ferret1 (def 1). -
poltroon
a wretched coward; craven. -
pullet
a young hen, less than one year old. -
pullorum disease
a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.