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From spring + chicken. First appears c. 1765 in The Public Advertiser.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spring chicken
Today it means: A chicken for eating while it is still young. Full definition →
Today it means: A chicken for eating while it is still young. Full definition →
From spring + chicken. First appears c. 1765 in The Public Advertiser.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.