chicken breast

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.

chicken breast

noun

1. pathol another name for pigeon breast

Other Word Forms

• chicken-breasted adjective
• chicken-breastedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chicken breast¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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This round, chicken breasts and chicken sausage became my anchors: affordable, versatile, and easy to batch.

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There was the chicken breast I marinated in lemon juice, rice vinegar and balsamic reduction — a trio I would now classify, gently, as a vinaigrette bloodbath.

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Swirl it onto a plate beneath crispy chicken breasts or charred broccoli.

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