chicken run
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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However, no episode has surpassed the six-year imbroglio over the "security upgrades" to his sprawling Nkandla private residence that included an amphitheatre, swimming pool, cattle enclosure and chicken run.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 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
The homestead has a swimming pool, chicken run, clinic and a hall that doubles as a cinema.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2015
A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 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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