chicken breast

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a congenital or acquired malformation of the chest in which there is abnormal projection of the sternum and the sternal region, often associated with rickets.

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chicken breast British  

noun

1. pathol another name for pigeon breast

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Other Word Forms

• chicken-breasted adjective
• chicken-breastedness noun

Etymology

Origin of chicken breast

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Hunger opened up in the boy like a chasm, in spite of the bland chicken breast he’d just consumed.

From Literature

Nationally, a pound of chicken breast cost $4.15 and cheddar cheese cost $5.79 a pound, both little changed from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department.

From The Wall Street Journal

This week, my list looks like this: one pound of ground beef, a pound and a half of frozen chicken breasts, a can of black beans and 13 eggs.

From Salon

The chicken bake — Costco’s breaded delicacy stuffed with strips of chicken breast, bacon, cheese, green onions and Caesar dressing — is ringing up for $1 more at the food court.

From Salon

Sure, there’s the technical stuff: the knife skills, the timing, the intuitive moment when you know a chicken breast is cooked through but not yet dry.

From Salon