01 n. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
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1.
A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
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2.
A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken. Also: spring chicken
Phrases & compounds
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.