Texas chicken in English

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  "etymology_text": "From its use in the Houston Ship Channel.",
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      "form": "Texas chickens",
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        "plural"
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        "A maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight."
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      "wikipedia": [
        "Houston Ship Channel"
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  "word": "Texas chicken"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From its use in the Houston Ship Channel.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Texas chickens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "A maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight."
      ],
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        "Houston Ship Channel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Texas chicken"
}

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"Texas chicken" meaning in English

Noun