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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

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.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

It’s a grilled chicken breast, and I get it with a double side of steamed broccoli instead of rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025

Kasim devours a chicken breast topped with cabbage and pickles and other things I can’t identify.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi