chicken wire — ☆ chicken wire n. light, pliable wire fencing, used esp. for enclosing chicken coops … English World dictionary
chicken wire — n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Because it is used for making a fence around an area where chickens are kept] a type of thin wire net used to make fences for chickens … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicken wire — chicken ,wire noun uncount a type of light wire net used especially for making fences for keeping chickens inside an area … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Chicken wire — For the structure pattern in chemistry, see Chicken wire (chemistry). Close up of chicken wire used in a chicken coop. Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible… … Wikipedia
chicken wire — noun a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences • Hypernyms: ↑net, ↑network, ↑mesh, ↑meshing, ↑meshwork * * * noun [noncount] : a type of strong wire that is used especially to make fences * * * ˈchicken wire 7 [chicken … Useful english dictionary
chicken wire — N UNCOUNT Chicken wire is a type of thin wire netting … English dictionary
Chicken wire (chemistry) — Buckminsterfullerene Bucky Ball with a chicken wire like chemical structure Ch … Wikipedia
chicken wire — /ˈtʃɪkən waɪə/ (say chikuhn wuyuh) noun a light gauge wire netting suitable for enclosing chickens and for a number of other uses, as protecting vegetable gardens, etc. Also, chicken mesh …
chicken wire — chick′en wire n. bui a light wire netting having a large hexagonal mesh, used esp. as fencing • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
chicken wire — noun Etymology: from its use for making enclosures for chickens Date: circa 1904 a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh … New Collegiate Dictionary
