poulailler

a "poulailler" (chicken-house), and turkeys and chickens are perched on the rafters and great beams that still support the roof.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

'poulailler'; which, by the bye, is the etymology of the word 'poulet'; for Henry the Fourth of France used to send billets-doux to his mistresses by his 'poulailler', under pretense of sending them chickens; which gave the name of poulets to those short, but expressive manuscripts.

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

'poulailler'; which, by the bye, is the etymology of the word 'poulet'; for Henry the Fourth of France used to send billets-doux to his mistresses by his 'poulailler', under pretense of sending them chickens; which gave the name of poulets to those short, but expressive manuscripts.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

The demolition centered on the pig-sty/poulailler* and the west wing of the farmhouse (where the tractor was once parked).

French Word-A-Day: 2007

I wheel the barrel to the poulailler, * hunch down into the hutch, gather the straw and droppings with a shovel.

oeuvre - French Word-A-Day 2007

The demolition centered on the pig-sty/poulailler* and the west wing of the farmhouse (where the tractor was once parked).

French Word-A-Day: 2007

I wheel the barrel to the poulailler, * hunch down into the hutch, gather the straw and droppings with a shovel.

French Word-A-Day: 2007

I wheel the barrel to the poulailler, * hunch down into the hutch, gather the straw and droppings with a shovel.

French Word-A-Day: 2007

The demolition centered on the pig-sty/poulailler* and the west wing of the farmhouse (where the tractor was once parked).

chantier - French Word-A-Day 2007

The demolition centered on the pig-sty/poulailler* and the west wing of the farmhouse where the tractor was once parked.

chantier - French Word-A-Day 2007