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chicken BrE / ˈtʃɪkɪn /  NAmE / ˈtʃɪkɪn / Native audio playback is not supported. chicken(noun)BrE / ˈtʃɪkɪn /  NAmE / ˈtʃɪkɪn / a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meatcompare cockhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cock_1They keep chickens in the back yard.free-range chickensmeat from a chickensee also spring chickenhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spring-chickenfried/roast chickenchicken stock/soupchicken breasts/livers/thighschicken and chipsa situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the otherused to say that if somebody says or does something bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the futureyou should not be too confident that something will be successful, because something may still go wrongto play a game in which people do something dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game.See related entries: Children's gameshttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/children_s_games/chicken_3The children had been playing chicken by running across the railway line.to be very busy and active trying to do something, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeedExtra ExamplesA few chickens were scratching around the yard.Are we just going to sit here like trussed up chickens?Battery chickens have miserable lives.Free-range chickens have happy lives.a crate of live chickenssucculent pieces of chickenHe called me a chicken because I wouldn’t swim in the river.Word OriginOld English cīcen, cȳcen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kieken and German Küchlein, and probably also to cock.

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(noun) they keep chickens in the back yard.free-range chickensfried/roast chickenchicken stock/soup  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	chicken
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈtʃɪkɪn / NAmE / ˈtʃɪkɪn /
Example	they keep chickens in the back yard. free-range chickens fried/roast chicken chicken stock/soup
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Content	chicken (noun)BrE / ˈtʃɪkɪn / NAmE / ˈtʃɪkɪn / a large bird that is often kept for its eggs or meat compare cock https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cock_1 They keep chickens in the back yard. free-range chickens meat from a chicken see also spring chicken https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spring-chicken fried/roast chicken chicken stock/soup chicken breasts/livers/thighs chicken and chips a situation in which it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other used to say that if somebody says or does something bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future you should not be too confident that something will be successful, because something may still go wrong to play a game in which people do something dangerous for as long as they can to show how brave they are. The person who stops first has lost the game. See related entries: Children's games https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/children_s_games/chicken_3 The children had been playing chicken by running across the railway line. to be very busy and active trying to do something, but not very organized, with the result that you do not succeed Extra Examples A few chickens were scratching around the yard. Are we just going to sit here like trussed up chickens? Battery chickens have miserable lives. Free-range chickens have happy lives. a crate of live chickens succulent pieces of chicken He called me a chicken because I wouldn’t swim in the river. Word Origin Old English cīcen, cȳcen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kieken and German Küchlein, and probably also to cock.
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Chicken ˈtʃɪkɪn Yard Free Range Noun Bre Back Fried/Roast

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