As an adjective paultry
is .
As a proper noun poultry is
a street in the city between cheapside and cornhill.
poultry
English
Noun
(-)
domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs)
the meat from a domestic fowl
Related terms
* poult
* poulter
* poulterer