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Synonyms for chicken

Grammar : Noun
Spell : chik-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪk ən

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Définition of chicken

Origin :
  • Old English cicen "young fowl," which in Middle English came to mean "young chicken," then any chicken, from West Germanic *kiukinam (cf. Middle Dutch kiekijen, Dutch kieken, Old Norse kjuklingr, Swedish kyckling, German Küken "chicken"), from root *keuk- (echoic of the bird's sound and possibly also the root of cock (n.1)) + diminutive suffixes.
  • Adjective sense of "cowardly" is at least as old as 14c. (cf. hen-herte "a chicken-hearted person," mid-15c.). As the name of a game of danger to test courage, it is first recorded 1953. Chicken feed "paltry sum of money" is by 1897, American English slang; literal use (it is made from the from lowest quality of grain) by 1834. Chicken lobster "young lobster," is from c.1960s, American English, apparently from chicken in its sense of "young."
  • noun person afraid to try something
  • noun farm fowl
Example sentences :
  • Ben Haley meanwhile was rapidly stripping the chicken of its feathers.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The odor given off by the chicken is also an indication of freshness.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Even Tillie's chicken and waffles failed against this handicap.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She brought a plate full of rice, and a big piece of chicken.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Instead of butter, the onions may be boiled in veal or chicken broth.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Beef, veal, or chicken broth may be made in the same manner.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • I know the chicken's perfect, and doesn't lack brains, and you didn't mean that she does.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • I expect he's pretty worried, chicken, over that land business.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • "There, chicken—the heat always turns me snappy," she repented instantly.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • At the first cut of the whip, White Fang left the chicken for the man.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
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