"chicken-wing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chicken-wings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chicken-wing (plural chicken-wings)
  1. A cooked (usually breaded) wing of a chicken. Categories (topical): Foods Related terms: buffalo wings
    Sense id: en-chicken-wing-en-noun-59A9E0Pu Disambiguation of Foods: 54 46

Verb

Forms: chicken-wings [present, singular, third-person], chicken-winging [participle, present], chicken-winged [participle, past], chicken-winged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} chicken-wing (third-person singular simple present chicken-wings, present participle chicken-winging, simple past and past participle chicken-winged)
  1. (volleyball, humorous) To pass a hard-hit ball with the upper arm extended out from the body. This usually has the lower arm pulled in toward the body and is reminiscent of a chicken's wings when trussed. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Volleyball, Foods
    Sense id: en-chicken-wing-en-verb-jVv7LN86 Disambiguation of Foods: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball

Inflected forms

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