spring chicken
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
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"You may get up to spring-chicken country soon, now," said Bader.
Old Man Savarin and Other Stories|Edward William Thomson
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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Idioms and Phrases with spring chicken
spring chicken
see no spring chicken.
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