spring chickenn.

Brit.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, chicken n.

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + chicken n.

1. A small chicken, esp. one for eating; spec. a chicken of this type available in the spring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken

chicken1381

March chick1600

poulet1764

spring chicken1765

chicken meat1826

murgi1863

broiler1876

petit poussin1895

poussin1900

fryer1923

murgh1976

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken

chickenOE

chicka1398

poulta1425

chicken birdc1450

peepera1586

peepling1594

game chicken1674

peep1688

spring chicken1765

clucker1779

chickabiddy1785

chicklet1836

chickie1851

wing-chick1885

pee-pee1890

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken > at particular stage

pulletc1400

spring chicken1765

1765 Public Advertiser 11 Mar. On the Landlords saying, they could get him a Fowl and Bacon, he Swore at them and said, could they get him no Spring Chickens.

1780 J. Woodforde Diary 13 June (1924) I. 285 We had for dinner..three nice Spring Chicken rosted.

1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 107 Generally speaking, spring chickens are more desirable.

1892 E. Lawless Grania I. ii. iv. 184 It was the devil's own abuse he got from his wife..for letting her fine spring chickens be drowned on her.

1943 L. I. Wilder These Happy Golden Years xxi. 191 Ma finished frying a spring chicken while the new potatoes and the peas were cooked.

1974 Times 7 Mar. 13/5 Spring chickens are also in the shops, these are a little older [than poussins]—from eight weeks to four months.

2012 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 31 May 8 Smoking a spring chicken will create a lovely summertime dinner for a special evening.

2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A young person. Frequently in to be no spring chicken and variants: to be no longer young. Cf. chicken n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > young person > [noun]

youngeOE

younglingOE

girlc1300

youtha1325

young onec1384

birdc1405

young person1438

young blood1557

primrosea1568

slip1582

juvenal1598

quat1607

airling1611

egga1616

saplinga1616

chita1657

a slip of a girla1660

juvenile1733

young adult1762

boots1806

snip1838

spring chicken1857

yob1859

kid1884

chiseller1922

juvenile adult1926

YA1974

yoof1986

the world > people > person > adult > be adult [verb (intransitive)]

to be no chicken1727

to be no spring chicken1857

1857 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 25 Feb. Mr. S. K., an habitue of the Fifth Avenue, has feathered his nest by espousing a spring chicken only fourteen years old who has $200,000 in her own right.

1874 G. W. Bagby What I did with My Fifty Millions xiv. 120 We were none of your tender-gizzarded spring chickens.

1910 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 6 Aug. 3/1 She wasn't a Spring chicken, by any means, yet she wasn't old.

1964 ‘E. McBain’ Ax vii. 125 I'm not a spring chicken any more... I'm fifty-two years old.

2007 G. Logsdon Mother of All Arts xv. 274 I was old enough to have fathered Ted Nugent, who was no spring chicken himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring chicken
释义	spring chickenn. Brit. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, chicken n. Etymology: < spring n.¹ + chicken n. 1. A small chicken, esp. one for eating; spec. a chicken of this type available in the spring. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > chicken chicken1381 March chick1600 poulet1764 spring chicken1765 chicken meat1826 murgi1863 broiler1876 petit poussin1895 poussin1900 fryer1923 murgh1976 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken chickenOE chicka1398 poulta1425 chicken birdc1450 peepera1586 peepling1594 game chicken1674 peep1688 spring chicken1765 clucker1779 chickabiddy1785 chicklet1836 chickie1851 wing-chick1885 pee-pee1890 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > young or chicken > at particular stage pulletc1400 spring chicken1765 1765 Public Advertiser 11 Mar. On the Landlords saying, they could get him a Fowl and Bacon, he Swore at them and said, could they get him no Spring Chickens. 1780 J. Woodforde Diary 13 June (1924) I. 285 We had for dinner..three nice Spring Chicken rosted. 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 107 Generally speaking, spring chickens are more desirable. 1892 E. Lawless Grania I. ii. iv. 184 It was the devil's own abuse he got from his wife..for letting her fine spring chickens be drowned on her. 1943 L. I. Wilder These Happy Golden Years xxi. 191 Ma finished frying a spring chicken while the new potatoes and the peas were cooked. 1974 Times 7 Mar. 13/5 Spring chickens are also in the shops, these are a little older [than poussins]—from eight weeks to four months. 2012 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 31 May 8 Smoking a spring chicken will create a lovely summertime dinner for a special evening. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A young person. Frequently in to be no spring chicken and variants: to be no longer young. Cf. chicken n. 7. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > young person > [noun] youngeOE younglingOE girlc1300 youtha1325 young onec1384 birdc1405 young person1438 young blood1557 primrosea1568 slip1582 juvenal1598 quat1607 airling1611 egga1616 saplinga1616 chita1657 a slip of a girla1660 juvenile1733 young adult1762 boots1806 snip1838 spring chicken1857 yob1859 kid1884 chiseller1922 juvenile adult1926 YA1974 yoof1986 the world > people > person > adult > be adult [verb (intransitive)] to be no chicken1727 to be no spring chicken1857 1857 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 25 Feb. Mr. S. K., an habitue of the Fifth Avenue, has feathered his nest by espousing a spring chicken only fourteen years old who has $200,000 in her own right. 1874 G. W. Bagby What I did with My Fifty Millions xiv. 120 We were none of your tender-gizzarded spring chickens. 1910 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 6 Aug. 3/1 She wasn't a Spring chicken, by any means, yet she wasn't old. 1964 ‘E. McBain’ Ax vii. 125 I'm not a spring chicken any more... I'm fifty-two years old. 2007 G. Logsdon Mother of All Arts xv. 274 I was old enough to have fathered Ted Nugent, who was no spring chicken himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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