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chicken-fry

American  
[chik-uhn-frahy] / ˈtʃɪk ənˌfraɪ /

verb (used with object)

chicken-fried, chicken-frying

  1. to dip (meat, vegetables, etc.) in batter and fry, usually in deep fat.

    chicken-fried steak.

noun

  1. food or a meal prepared in this way.

    He claims to do the best chicken-fry in Texas.

Etymology

Origin of chicken-fry

First recorded in 1895–1900, for an earlier sense

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