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Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..

Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens..

Tympanum :: Tympanum (n.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck of the prairie chicken and other species of grouse..

Pigeon-breasted :: Pigeon-breasted (a.) Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; chicken-breasted..

Chickabiddy :: Chickabiddy (n.) A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child..

Chickling :: Chickling (n.) A small chick or chicken.

Brood :: Brood (v. t.) To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens..

Peep :: Peep (v. i.) To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep..

Petrel :: Petrel (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera..

Pip :: Pip (v. i.) To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep..

Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck..

Varicella :: Varicella (n.) Chicken pox.

Chicken Pox :: Chicken pox () A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella..

Hen-hearted :: Hen-hearted (a.) Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.

Swineery :: Swine-pox (n.) A variety of the chicken pox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water pox..

Broiler :: Broiler (n.) A chicken or other bird fit for broiling.

Chuck :: Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

Salad :: Salad (n.) A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad..

Brood :: Brood (v. t.) The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens..

Bird :: Bird (n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2)..

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