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  1. 1. n. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. easily frightened Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the flesh of a chicken used for food Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 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. Source: webster
  9. 9. v:2/j:2/n:96 n. the flesh of a chicken used for food n. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl n. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops s. easily frightened Source: ecdict

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