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Definition of spring chicken in English: spring chickennoun 1informal usually with negative A young person. you're no spring chicken yourself any more Example sentencesExamples - At 34, he's no spring chicken, which means he has to train even harder in order to medal at the Olympic Winter Games.
- She must've been in at least her mid-forties, she was no spring chicken, but she looked good for her age, if you were into that sort of thing.
- He wasn't old, but he was no spring chicken either.
- I'm no spring chicken any more but I feel fit as a fiddle.
- But in the past week, just about everything I have done has left me feeling middle-aged and I have finally had to admit to myself that I am no spring chicken.
2A young chicken for eating (originally available only in spring). Example sentencesExamples - In Christian Europe, the slaughter was the beginning of the feasting season, which lasted until Lent - the fasting season - which ended with spring chicken and lamb and the first edible greens.
- The menu consisted of smoked trout, spring chicken, and strawberries and cream, ending with a serving of the Yorkshire cheese, Wensleydale.
- For mains, Madame had the spring chicken with fries, while I went for the more traditional schnitzel.
- Team these with biryani, curried shrimp noodles, fried rice in roasted chilli paste, and grilled spring chicken.
- The waitress consulted with a chef and said: ‘It's not free-range, but it's a spring chicken.’
Definition of spring chicken in US English: spring chickennounˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkənˌspriNG ˈCHikən 1informal usually with negative A young person. you're no spring chicken yourself anymore Example sentencesExamples - But in the past week, just about everything I have done has left me feeling middle-aged and I have finally had to admit to myself that I am no spring chicken.
- She must've been in at least her mid-forties, she was no spring chicken, but she looked good for her age, if you were into that sort of thing.
- He wasn't old, but he was no spring chicken either.
- At 34, he's no spring chicken, which means he has to train even harder in order to medal at the Olympic Winter Games.
- I'm no spring chicken any more but I feel fit as a fiddle.
2A young chicken for eating (originally available only in spring). Example sentencesExamples - For mains, Madame had the spring chicken with fries, while I went for the more traditional schnitzel.
- The waitress consulted with a chef and said: ‘It's not free-range, but it's a spring chicken.’
- The menu consisted of smoked trout, spring chicken, and strawberries and cream, ending with a serving of the Yorkshire cheese, Wensleydale.
- In Christian Europe, the slaughter was the beginning of the feasting season, which lasted until Lent - the fasting season - which ended with spring chicken and lamb and the first edible greens.
- Team these with biryani, curried shrimp noodles, fried rice in roasted chilli paste, and grilled spring chicken.
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