chicken wire
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtʃɪkɪn waɪər/
:
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- The pens were arranged in a rough circle around the one showy cage, Taffy's, and the chicken wire box that held the macaw.
- chicken wire fence
- chicken wire cage
- chicken wire enclosure
It wasn't so much a box, it was just a thing made out of chicken wire.
- It wasn't so much a box, it was just a thing made out of chicken wire.
- And then you have to sort of do it with masking tape and, you know, chicken wire, whatever, whatever that is.
- Like for you, going to get chicken wire was a spontaneous moment of love for your son who's worried about this project that he loves.
- My first Kremlin was unfortunately made of wire, was chicken wire, I think chicken mesh.
Examples
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The flowers were caged in chicken wire so they wouldn't be grazed or crushed.
Academic text (2010) -
After the burial of Tavvy, Sarah drove to the garden center to buy chicken wire and stakes.
Fiction book (1997) -
I do have an example of the smaller hole chicken wire right here.
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There was chicken wire on the windows, and I thought to myself.
Fiction book (1990) -
You know the ceilings are covered in chicken wire.
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And So what you can do is the next use for chicken wire is to make a basket like this that holds your briquettes.
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The cage is made of rotting wood poles and chicken wire.
Fiction book (2001) -
When I got home, Meemaw was cutting up chicken wire and putting it over holes in the coop.
Fiction book (1990) -
As I write, Michael, Alec, and Trevor are adding chicken wire to secure the hens' eggmobile.
Blog text (31) -
The farmer used chicken wire to create a safe enclosure for his hens.
Synonyms
700
1.0
A thin metal strand used to carry electricity or to fasten things
31
3.7
A net of wire or thread that has many open holes
1
7.0
A woven metal mesh used for filters or screens
A net of thin wires used for fences or decoration
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Etymology
Chicken wire comes from farmers using light wire to make simple fences around their chickens, so the wire was literally for chickens. That's why chicken wire means a light, flexible wire mesh used for chicken coops or garden fences.