First Known Use: circa 1904
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chicken wire
noun
: a type of strong wire that is used especially to make fences
Full Definition of CHICKEN WIRE
: a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh
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Origin of CHICKEN WIRE
from its use for making enclosures for chickens
Rhymes with CHICKEN WIRE
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