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O0127000 (ôr′pĭng-tən)n. Any of a breed of large, heavily feathered domestic chickens having a single comb, originally bred in England for both meat and eggs.

[After Orpington, a district of southeast England.]

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(ˈɔːpɪŋtən) n1. (Breeds) a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs2. (Breeds) a breed of brown duck with an orange bill

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(ˈɔːpɪŋtən) n (Placename) a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965

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Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skinGallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Orpington

a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965

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a breed of chicken raised for meat and eggs. The breed was introduced in the 19th century in the town of Orpington, Kent County, England. Varieties, which are distinguished by plumage color, include the Black Orpington, the Buff Orpington, and the Red Orpington.

Orpingtons have a large, rounded body and short legs. The roosters weigh 4.5 kg, and the hens 3.5–3.6 kg. The hens lay 120–140 eggs per year, with a record yield of 343 eggs. The eggshells are brown. The Austalorp breed of chicken was developed in Australia from the Black Orpington. Orpingtons are raised in small numbers in the USSR, primarily by small-scale, noncommercial poultry breeders.

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noun English breed of large chickens with white skin

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