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noun
a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
Slang. a young person: I don't know his age, but he's no spring chicken.
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Origin of spring chicken
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words nearby spring chicken
springbok, spring break, springbuck, spring cankerworm, spring catch, spring chicken, spring-clean, spring-cleaning, spring conjunctivitis, Springdale, springe
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British Dictionary definitions for spring chicken
spring chicken
noun
Also called: springer mainly US and Canadian a young chicken, tender for cooking, esp one from two to ten months old
she is no spring chicken informal she is no longer young
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Other Idioms and Phrases with spring chicken
spring chicken
see no spring chicken.
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