chicken-neck

/ˈtʃɪk.ɪnˌnɛk/

verb

To catch crabs using chicken necks as bait.

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Meanings

verbchicken-neck (third-person singular simple present chicken-necks, present participle chicken-necking, simple past and past participle chicken-necked)

present singular third person chicken-necks · participle present chicken-necking · participle past chicken-necked · past chicken-necked

  1. To catch crabs using chicken necks as bait.

    There are many other ways of catching crabs, including chicken-necking (a sure sign of a come-here), and traps or pots.

    1997, William H. Turner, Chesapeake Boyhood: Memoirs of a Farm Boy, page 189
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Chicago

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