i Register
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noun
A bird (especially, a chicken) suitable for cooking by stewing.
In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.
Someone who stews food.
A lidded pot with a handle, suitable for stewing.