chicken wire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chicken wire
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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“The industry was created 60 or 70 years ago with chicken wire and cinder blocks,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern that looks like chicken wire.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2025
By all accounts, visiting the site from inside the chicken wire is a crimped and diminished experience.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2025
In two hours, the duo planted seeds for 17 oak trees, enclosed them in mesh chicken wire to deter hungry fauna and tagged each one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
Discarded pieces of zinc, chicken wire, cardboard, torn sheets that Mami had given us, and dried palm fronds formed the walls of our very own barrio under the house.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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