chicken wire

noun

a light, wire netting having a large, hexagonal mesh, used especially as fencing.

Origin of chicken wire

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Words nearby chicken wire

chickenshit, chicken snake, chicken switch, chicken tetrazzini, chicken turtle, chicken wire, chicken with its head cut off, chick flick, chick lit, chickpea, chickweed

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Example sentences from the Web for chicken wire

And Schmetz came and finished the bulb bed by covering it carefully with two thicknesses of chicken-wire.
A Woman Named Smith|Marie Conway Oemler
A trellis of chicken-wire makes an excellent support, as does the light lath fencing that may be bought or made at home.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
Janet went to the Corners for chicken-wire and you can do the girls a great favor by going for them with the car.
Natalie: A Garden Scout|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
I expect a sort of chicken-wire fence with flags on each side.
Beginners Luck|Emily Hahn

It was almost one o'clock when he made his wet way under the fence, and followed the chicken-wire to the roosts.
Mountain|Clement Wood

British Dictionary definitions for chicken wire

chicken wire

noun

wire netting with a hexagonal mesh

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单词	chicken wire
释义	chicken wire noun a light, wire netting having a large, hexagonal mesh, used especially as fencing. Origin of chicken wire An Americanism dating back to 1915–20 Words nearby chicken wire chickenshit, chicken snake, chicken switch, chicken tetrazzini, chicken turtle, chicken wire, chicken with its head cut off, chick flick, chick lit, chickpea, chickweed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chicken wire And Schmetz came and finished the bulb bed by covering it carefully with two thicknesses of chicken-wire. A Woman Named Smith\|Marie Conway Oemler A trellis of chicken-wire makes an excellent support, as does the light lath fencing that may be bought or made at home. The Practical Garden-Book\|C. E. Hunn Janet went to the Corners for chicken-wire and you can do the girls a great favor by going for them with the car. Natalie: A Garden Scout\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy I expect a sort of chicken-wire fence with flags on each side. Beginners Luck\|Emily Hahn It was almost one o'clock when he made his wet way under the fence, and followed the chicken-wire to the roosts. Mountain\|Clement Wood British Dictionary definitions for chicken wire chicken wire noun wire netting with a hexagonal mesh 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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