Meanings
nounchicken-feed (countable and uncountable, plural chicken-feeds)
plural chicken-feeds
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of chicken feed.
Our load was 597 tons, but this appeared to be chicken-feed for the engine and for us as well.
1961 March, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 151
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