The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pullet \Pul"let\, n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim.
   of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl.
   See Foal, and cf. Poult, Poultry, Pool stake.]
   A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.
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   Pullet sperm, the treadle of an egg. [Obs.] --Shak.
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