† pults Obs. rare.
[app. ad. med.L. pultes any victuals prepared by boiling (Du Cange), pl. of L. puls, pultem pap, pottage (see pulse n.2): cf. It. pulta, polta ‘grewell, battre, or pap’ (Florio).]
Soft boiled food, pap, pottage.
c 1550 Lloyd Treas. Health S ij, Geue vnto the pacient..two pennye weightes of bay beris made to pouder wyth a soft Egge or pults, without doubt the pacyent shalbe made hole. |