- chicken wire
- noun Etymology: from its use for making enclosures for chickens Date: circa 1904 a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh
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chicken wire — ☆ chicken wire n. light, pliable wire fencing, used esp. for enclosing chicken coops … English World dictionary
chicken wire — n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Because it is used for making a fence around an area where chickens are kept] a type of thin wire net used to make fences for chickens … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicken wire — chicken ,wire noun uncount a type of light wire net used especially for making fences for keeping chickens inside an area … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Chicken wire — For the structure pattern in chemistry, see Chicken wire (chemistry). Close up of chicken wire used in a chicken coop. Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible… … Wikipedia
chicken wire — noun a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences • Hypernyms: ↑net, ↑network, ↑mesh, ↑meshing, ↑meshwork * * * noun [noncount] : a type of strong wire that is used especially to make fences * * * ˈchicken wire 7 [chicken … Useful english dictionary
chicken wire — noun a) a mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets. Youll recall that normally any old hen had sense enough not to run or fly into a… … Wiktionary
chicken wire — N UNCOUNT Chicken wire is a type of thin wire netting … English dictionary
Chicken wire (chemistry) — Buckminsterfullerene Bucky Ball with a chicken wire like chemical structure Ch … Wikipedia
chicken wire — /ˈtʃɪkən waɪə/ (say chikuhn wuyuh) noun a light gauge wire netting suitable for enclosing chickens and for a number of other uses, as protecting vegetable gardens, etc. Also, chicken mesh …
chicken wire — chick′en wire n. bui a light wire netting having a large hexagonal mesh, used esp. as fencing • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
