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- Dictionarychick·en/ˈCHikən/
noun
- 1. a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one: "rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens"
- 2. a cowardly person; a coward. informal, derogatory
adjective
- 1. cowardly: informal "they were too chicken to follow the murderers into the mountains"
verb
- 1. withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve: informal "the referee chickened out of giving a penalty"
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The meaning of CHICKEN is the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young; also : its flesh used as food. How to use chicken in a sentence.
a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten: A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen. We're having roast / fried chicken for dinner. Tsekhmister/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. Fewer examples.
Chicken definition: a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl, especially the red jungle fowl, and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.. See examples of CHICKEN used in a sentence.
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting.
Chicken is the flesh of a type of bird which is kept on a farm for its eggs and for its meat, eaten as food. COLLOCATIONS: roast ~ fried ~ ~ wing Choose from roast chicken , grilled steaks and pork fillets.
A chicken is a domesticated bird that is raised on farms for meat or eggs. Many cities allow people to keep a few chickens in their yards as pets and egg layers.
1. (Animals) a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs, esp a young one. 2. (Cookery) the flesh of such a bird used for food. 3. (Animals) any of various similar birds, such as a prairie chicken. 4. slang a cowardly person. 5. slang a young inexperienced person.
