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-breastedness
  noun
• chicken-breasted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chicken breast

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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chicken breast

Four uncooked ounces of frozen Tyson chicken breast adds about $1.10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

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 ● Oct. 12, 2025

So it’s as all-natural as his daily diet of organic chicken breast that the wrestler-turned-blockbuster-star would want to play Kerr in his own pursuit of excellence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Data gathered at the checkout counter between March 9, 2024, and March 1, 2025, showed that chicken breast prices rose by $.30 per pound, reaching an average of $5.75 per pound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025

He ate his chicken breast and started on the thigh, looking at me now and then in his hard way.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd