chicken-wings

A form of chicken-wing — 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.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chicken-wing
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of chicken-wing
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