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♦ chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/A n.3 (fam. GB) cocco, coccaB a. pred.( slang) pauroso; vigliacco; codardo● ( cucina) chicken à la king, pollo in salsa cremosa con funghi e peperoni □ (fam.) a chicken-and-egg situation, un problema insolubile; la storia dell'uovo e della gallina □ (med.) chicken breast, petto carenato; petto di pollo (pop.) □ ( cucina) chicken curry, pollo al curry □ chicken farm, allevamento di polli □ chicken farmer, pollicoltore; avicoltore □ chicken farming, pollicoltura; avicoltura □ chicken feed, mangime per polli; ( slang) somma di denaro trascurabile, spiccioli □ ( cucina, USA) chicken-fried steak, bistecca sottile impanata e fritta □ ( slang) chicken-hawk, guerrafondaio che in passato ha evitato il servizio militare □ chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered), pusillanime; timido; vile □ chicken run, pollaio; recinto per i polli □ chicken wire, rete metallica leggera ( a maglie esagonali) □ (fig.) like a chicken with its head cut off, freneticamente; come un pazzo □ (fig.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched, vendere la pelle dell'orso prima d'averlo ammazzato □ (fam.) He's no ( spring) chicken, non è un giovincello □ (fam.) His chickens have come home to roost, ora deve pagarne le conseguenze; i nodi sono venuti al pettine.
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chicken wire — ☆ chicken wire n. light, pliable wire fencing, used esp. for enclosing chicken coops … English World dictionary
chicken wire — n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Because it is used for making a fence around an area where chickens are kept] a type of thin wire net used to make fences for chickens … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicken wire — chicken ,wire noun uncount a type of light wire net used especially for making fences for keeping chickens inside an area … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Chicken wire — For the structure pattern in chemistry, see Chicken wire (chemistry). Close up of chicken wire used in a chicken coop. Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible… … Wikipedia
chicken wire — noun a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences • Hypernyms: ↑net, ↑network, ↑mesh, ↑meshing, ↑meshwork * * * noun [noncount] : a type of strong wire that is used especially to make fences * * * ˈchicken wire 7 [chicken … Useful english dictionary
chicken wire — noun a) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets. Youll recall that normally any old hen had sense enough not to run or fly into a… … Wiktionary
chicken wire — N UNCOUNT Chicken wire is a type of thin wire netting … English dictionary
Chicken wire (chemistry) — Buckminsterfullerene Bucky Ball with a chicken wire like chemical structure Ch … Wikipedia
chicken wire — /ˈtʃɪkən waɪə/ (say chikuhn wuyuh) noun a light gauge wire netting suitable for enclosing chickens and for a number of other uses, as protecting vegetable gardens, etc. Also, chicken mesh …
chicken wire — chick′en wire n. bui a light wire netting having a large hexagonal mesh, used esp. as fencing • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
chicken wire — noun Etymology: from its use for making enclosures for chickens Date: circa 1904 a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh … New Collegiate Dictionary