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Word entry · 7 letters

chicken

Best crossword clue

"Clucking farm bird"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ccehiknStarts with CEnds with N4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A domestic bird; also someone easily frightened.

Word origin

From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (“chicken”), or alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kukkīn, equivalent to cock + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • backyard chickens
  • barnyard chickens
  • Some chickens lay eggs almost every day. […] Chickens are kept for their meat, too.

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Clucking farm bird7 letters
02Farm bird7 letters
03Fried poultry7 letters
04Common white meat7 letters

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