Definition of CHICKEN. Meaning of CHICKEN. Synonyms of CHICKEN

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Definition of CHICKEN

Chicken
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.

Meaning of CHICKEN from wikipedia

- The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years...
- Look up Chicken or chicken in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated bird. Chicken, chickens, or the...
- Robot Chicken is an American adult stop-motion animated sketch comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich for Cartoon Network's...
- as cattle or hogs—chicken meat (commonly called just "chicken") and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines. Chicken can be prepared in...
- consumed eggs are those of fowl, especially chickens. People in Southeast Asia began harvesting chicken eggs for food by 1500 BCE. Eggs of other birds...
- chicken wing, chicken wings, chicken-wing, or chicken-wings in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chicken wing(s) or chickenwing may refer to: Chicken wings...
- stems from the observation that all chickens hatch from eggs and all chicken eggs are laid by chickens. "Chicken-and-egg" is a metaphoric adjective describing...
- historical name Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky...
- A chicken shack is a restaurant that primarily serves chicken, usually fried. The term may also refer to: Chicken Shack, English blues band Chick'n Shack...
- Chicken karahi, or kadai chicken, is a chicken dish from South Asia. It is known as gosht karahi when prepared with goat or lamb meat instead of chicken...