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

Derived Forms

• chicken-breasted
  adjective
• chicken-breastedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of chicken breast

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Then came cubes of chicken breast, added near the end, and a little extra stove time because I like these sorts of meals to drift unapologetically toward stew territory.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Nationally, a pound of chicken breast cost $4.15 and cheddar cheese cost $5.79 a pound, both little changed from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

On Jan. 24, Wegmans issued a recall for its store-brand frozen, breaded chicken breast nuggets over possible contamination with extraneous material, specifically bone fragments.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

It looked and smelled pretty good, with a nice crust and a bright white inside that looked sort of like chicken breast meat.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan