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Multi-word Results
| chicken hawk |
any of various hawks that prey or are thought to prey on barnyard fowl, esp. chickens. |
| chicken out |
(informal) to refrain from doing an intended thing because of fear; to lose one's courage to do something. |
| chicken pox |
a contagious viral disease, usu. of children, that produces fever and skin eruptions. |
| chicken wire |
a flexible wire netting, usu. of hexagonal mesh, esp. for chicken coop enclosures and other light barriers. |
| chicken-fried |
dipped in batter or coated with flour and seasonings and fried. |
| chicken-hearted |
(informal) cowardly; timid. |
| chicken-livered |
(informal) cowardly; timid. |
| city chicken |
see "mock chicken." |
| mock chicken |
pork, veal, or other meat that has been minced, molded, breaded, and braised to resemble a cooked chicken leg; city chicken. |
| Mother Carey's chicken |
any of various small marine birds, esp. the storm petrel. |
| prairie chicken |
either of two henlike grouse of the North American prairies that have reddish, brownish, black, and white feathers; prairie hen; prairie fowl. |
| spring chicken |
a young chicken suitable for broiling or frying. |
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