chicken run
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last month, he conceded in court that he needed to pay the government for money used to upgrade his private home, including the building of a swimming pool, amphitheatre, chicken run and cattle enclosure.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2016
Last year, an anticorruption watchdog said the state misspent more than $20 million on “security upgrades,” including a pool and chicken run at the president’s private rural homestead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2015
A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014
Madonsela judged that Zuma had benefited unduly from the upgrades, which included a swimming pool, chicken run and amphitheatre at his residence at Nkandla in rural KwaZulu-Natal, and should pay back some of the money.
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2014
“Got a little win’mill. Got a little shack on it, an’ a chicken run.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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