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Digby chicken

American  

noun

Canadian (chiefly the Maritime Provinces).

  1. a smoked herring.

Digby chicken British  
/ ˈdɪɡbɪ /

noun

  1. informal dried herring

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Etymology

Origin of Digby chicken

First recorded in 1915–20; after Digby, a port in Nova Scotia

Example Sentences

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It's strange that no one has given us a Digby chicken since we came here.

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah

Any one would suppose that the Digby chicken is the only fish that grows here; yet really and truly we haven't seen one, have we, since our arrival?

From Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls by Reed, Helen Leah

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