chicken-wing

verb

To pass a hard-hit ball with the upper arm extended out from the body. The player usually has the lower arm pulled in toward the body, reminiscent of a chicken's wings when trussed.

“Don't chicken-wing it!”

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Meanings

nounchicken-wing (plural chicken-wings)

plural chicken-wings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chicken wing.
verbchicken-wing (third-person singular simple present chicken-wings, present participle chicken-winging, simple past and past participle chicken-winged)

present singular third person chicken-wings · participle present chicken-winging · participle past chicken-winged · past chicken-winged

  1. humorousball gamesTo pass a hard-hit ball with the upper arm extended out from the body. The player usually has the lower arm pulled in toward the body, reminiscent of a chicken's wings when trussed.

    Don't chicken-wing it!

  2. engineeringTo shoot in a chicken wing stance, i.e. with both elbows positioned inline with the neck.
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Chicago

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