noun
- The flesh of a chicken used for food.
- A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl.
- synonyms: Gallus gallus
- A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
- A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops.
adjective
- Easily frightened.
- synonyms: chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
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