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单词 chicken brooding
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chicken broodingn.

Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌbruːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌbrudɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., brooding n.
Etymology: < chicken n. + brooding n.
The incubation or hatching of chicks. Also as a modifier.
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1902 Philadelphia Inquirer 19 Aug. 6/6 Herman A. Miller & Son are taking estimates on a chicken brooding house... The building will be of frame, with cement floors, and heated by hot water.
1908 Oxnard (Calif.) Daily Courier 1 May One of the most interesting things ever shown the kindergarten children..was an exhibition of chicken brooding.
1930 Times 28 July (Royal ed.) 18/3 A new era in chicken brooding appears to have dawned with the arrival of the battery brooders.
1980 Swan Valley (Manitoba) Star & Times 5 June 18/1 Standard chicken brooding equipment can be used to raise goslings.
2012 www.hearth.com 12 Apr. (forum post, accessed 11 Apr. 2019) I partitioned the inside [of the shed]..for wood storage in the winter and chicken brooding in the spring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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