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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chicken \Chick"en\, n. [AS. cicen, cyceun dim. of coc cock; akin to LG kiken, k["u]ken, D. Kieken kuiken G. k["u]chkein. See {Cock} the animal.] 1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl. 2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden. ``Stella is no chicken.'' --Swift. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chicken adj : (informal) easily frightened [syn: {chickenhearted}, {lily-livered}, {white-livered}, {yellow}, {yellow-bellied}] n 1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: {poulet}, {volaille}] 2: bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: {Gallus gallus}] 3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: {wimp}, {crybaby}] 4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
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