"chicken strips" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-chicken strips.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=chicken strips}} chicken strips pl (plural only)
  1. Chicken fingers, or chicken tenders. A style of batter-fried chicken without skin or bones. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: squid
    Sense id: en-chicken_strips-en-noun-TKoUjj8F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 71 29
  2. (slang, motorcycling, humorous) The band of unscuffed tire surface at the outer edges of the contact surface. Tags: humorous, plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Motorcycles
    Sense id: en-chicken_strips-en-noun-KC3Ozng- Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motorcycling

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