chicken roll

noun

A spring roll with chicken as part of the filling.

Meanings

nounchicken roll (countable and uncountable, plural chicken rolls)

plural chicken rolls

  1. countableA spring roll with chicken as part of the filling.
  2. countableA baguette containing a fillet of processed chicken.
  3. uncountableProcessed chicken meat sold in thin circular slices.

    […] of chicken roll or turkey roll, which are generally highly processed foods.

    1981, Consumer Reports 1981 (page 555)
    2 more examples

    […] of chicken roll or bologna, developed by Cornell University researchers, is being test marketed in the Ithaca, New York, area supermarkets. The product differs from previous chicken bologna in that it contains whole chunks […]

    1965, Pacific Poultryman, volume 71, page 85

    […] of chicken roll or bologna complete with the orange plastic skin, flopping around in a plastic zip lock Baggie, and a thermos of chocolate milk and a Yoddle or Scooter Pie or Ring Ding or Devil Dog, […]

    1996, David Applefield, Once Removed, page 65
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