| 单词 | game chicken |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgame chicken game chicken n. = game chick n.; (also) a game fowl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken chickenOE chicka1398 poulta1425 chicken birdc1450 peepera1586 peepling1594 game chicken1674 peep1688 spring chicken1765 clucker1779 chickabiddy1785 chicklet1836 chickie1851 wing-chick1885 pee-pee1890 1674 R. Head Forreign Jests 67 in Complaisant Compan. One who took great delight in Cock-fighting, kept Game-Chickens who had made themselves bold by fighting. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xlii. 218 A game-chicken that was continually pecking at another. 1778 Farmer's Mag. Sept. 299 Game chickens have the finest flavour. 1881 Lippincott's Mag. Jan. 106/2 I used to feed his game-chickens. He always brought them over to our place to be raised. 1928 E. C. L. Adams Nigger to Nigger vi. 206 He love to fight game chickens an' play cards. 2002 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 9 Nov. a22 We want to thank the thousands of people who supported our right to raise, sell and fight game chickens. < as lemmas |
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