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Chicken - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Chicken : adj : easily frightened [syn: chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered,
yellow, yellow-bellied]
(noun)
1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: poulet, volaille]
2: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have
been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: Gallus
gallus]
3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
[syn: wimp, crybaby]
4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is
continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Chicken : \Chick"en\, n. [AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock;
akin to LG. kiken, k["u]ken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G.
k["u]chkein. See Cock the animal.]
1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden.
``Stella is no chicken.'' --Swift.
Chicken cholera, a contagious disease of fowls; -- so
called because first studied during the prevalence of a
cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true
cholera.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Chicken |
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one2flygirl: mcdonalds fries wit a wendy's Chicken sandwich #mmmm RT @IamJulito: #pickone Mcdonalds or Wendys? |
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VirginiaNg: Lunch time! Guac and chips and Chicken tortilla soup. Yum! |
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CheTroy: Jus killed a Chicken burger with cheese frm burgerking!! Have it your way |
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