Orpington

[ awr-ping-tuhn ]

/ ˈɔr pɪŋ tən /

noun

one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens.

Origin of Orpington

First recorded in 1890–95; after Orpington, town in Kent, England

Words nearby Orpington

Orphic, Orphism, orphrey, orpiment, orpine, Orpington, Orr, orra, orrery, Orrin, orris

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Example sentences from the Web for Orpington

The deafness of dear Violet Orpington sometimes spoiled this game.
Marge Askinforit|Barry Pain
A visitor, driving from Orpington to Down, told the cabman to go faster.
Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters|Charles Darwin
Then throw away the bees and lay the stings gently but firmly on a mash composed of the breasts of five Buff Orpington cockerels.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
The Orpington—Jonah, Norah called him—was not inclined to race.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce

He called his new breed the Orpington, giving it the name of the town in which he lived.
Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for Orpington (1 of 2)

Orpington¹

/ (ˈɔːpɪŋtən) /

noun

a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs

a breed of brown duck with an orange bill

British Dictionary definitions for Orpington (2 of 2)

Orpington²

/ (ˈɔːpɪŋtən) /

noun

a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965

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单词	orpington
释义	Orpington [ awr-ping-tuhn ] / ˈɔr pɪŋ tən / noun one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens. Origin of Orpington First recorded in 1890–95; after Orpington, town in Kent, England Words nearby Orpington Orphic, Orphism, orphrey, orpiment, orpine, Orpington, Orr, orra, orrery, Orrin, orris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Orpington The deafness of dear Violet Orpington sometimes spoiled this game. Marge Askinforit\|Barry Pain A visitor, driving from Orpington to Down, told the cabman to go faster. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters\|Charles Darwin Then throw away the bees and lay the stings gently but firmly on a mash composed of the breasts of five Buff Orpington cockerels. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.\|Various The Orpington—Jonah, Norah called him—was not inclined to race. A Little Bush Maid\|Mary Grant Bruce He called his new breed the Orpington, giving it the name of the town in which he lived. Our Domestic Birds\|John H. Robinson British Dictionary definitions for Orpington (1 of 2) Orpington¹ / (ˈɔːpɪŋtən) / noun a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs a breed of brown duck with an orange bill British Dictionary definitions for Orpington (2 of 2) Orpington² / (ˈɔːpɪŋtən) / noun a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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