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pulletsYes. Latin pullus is also cognate with foal, filly, few, and pauper from PIE * pau- 'few, little' ( link).
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Hey, wasn't there someone called Titus Pullus? I think that was Biggus Dickus.
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Titus PullusThere was a pantomime character at the gladiator shows called Pullus Cornicen 'horn-blowing chicken little' (approximately). Not to be confused with Ursus Tibicen 'flautist bear' ( link). (I believe there was a character named Titus Pullus in the HBO min-series Rome.
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Yes, that's it. The HBO mini-series 'Rome'. Not quite a 'pullus'man though.
Your link, maybe it's my eight year old computer,shows fragments of gladiators , but I see not bear whatsoever.
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Pullus Cornicen Good heavens: a small Cornish hen! (Ack--forget the "small": that's what Cornish hens are!)
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a small Cornish hen!
Not to be mistaken for small cornichons.
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I believe there was a character named Titus Pullus in the HBO min-series Rome. Titus Pullo. This character and his friend Lucius Vorenus are actually mentioned in Caesar's "Commentarii de Bello Gallico" (the bane of Latin students everywhere - All Gaul is divided into three parts... AAAAGH!) though some liberties are taken as they are more rivals than friends. According to Wikipedia, his nomen is varies from manuscript to manuscript -"Pulfio, Puleio, Pullio, Pulcio or Pulcia".
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a small Cornish hen!
Not to be mistaken for small cornichons. A confusion like that could create quite a pickle.
tempus edax rerum
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Titus Pullo.
Ah, thanks for that. I've only caught about a 30 minute chunk of Rome, but will probably watch it all some time in the future.
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Aha, something just hit me! When tempted to call someone chicken rather than pusillanimous, I can remind myself that doing so might appear unbecomingly cocksure.
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