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chicken
has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) the flesh of a chicken used for food
Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)`` Chicken '' , Mose said , and theatrically licked his lips . `` Gre't big fat chicken , yeah '' . A chicken with six tits and a tail lak a corkscrew . `` Chicken '' , Mose said . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)The women , keeping their voices low as they worked around the house or sat in the living_room , sounded like chickens shut_up in a coop for the night . Related terms poultry fryer broiler roaster spatchcock hen capon chicken_wing breast |
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[ noun ] (zoology) a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Synonyms Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)A slight change in the work schedule may cut the production of cows or chickens . Caring for a calf , a pig , or some chickens develops in children a sense_of_responsibility for work . Three quarters to 1 acre of good land is enough for raising fruits and vegetables for home use , and for a small flock of chickens , a cow , and two pigs . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)But it was only Johnson reaching around the wire chicken fencing , which half covered the truck cab 's glassless rear_window . `` Tee-wah '' , the driver cackled , his black eyes glittering behind dull silver chicken fencing . Related terms domestic_fowl hen cock chick Dominique spring_chicken capon Orpington Rhode_Island_red bantam |
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[ adjective ] (informal) easily frightened
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[ noun ] a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
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