fryer
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- noun
- /ˈfraɪər/
- US
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pollo para freír
- She carried the box to Katherine's shopping cart and placed it off to one side with her purse on top of it, while Katherine was busy picking through the plastic-wrapped chicken fryers.
- broiler-fryer
- fryer chicken
- a whole fryer
They said that the word chicken referred only to broilers and fryers and not to the old hens that seller had sent, which it called fowl.
- They said that the word chicken referred only to broilers and fryers and not to the old hens that seller had sent, which it called fowl.
Examples
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I got a call to deliver a truckload of fryer chickens to the law firm where she works, Curm and Scurm.
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Feed a chicken corn and lysine and it goes from egg to supermarket fryer... ...in six months instead of eight.
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For an extra 75 cents, you can get the whole fryer here.
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Actually, I would like to have three whole fryers, please.
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I don't even know what fryer chickens are.
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- Fryer?
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I have an order here for 20 fryer chickens to be delivered by noon today to Crum and Scrum attorney.
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They said that the word chicken referred only to broilers and fryers and not to the old hens that seller had sent, which it called fowl.
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You can buy a whole fryer chicken for dinner at the grocery store.
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I ordered two fresh fryer chickens to prepare for the barbecue.
Synonyms
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1.0
Meat from a farm bird that people eat
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A young chicken raised for its meat
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A young chicken that is tender and good for roasting
A young chicken that is small enough to cook whole by frying
Meat from a young chicken often used for frying
A small young chicken often served as food
Compounds
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An electric kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it completely in hot oil
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Etymology
The word fryer for a young chicken comes from the same parts: fry ('to cook in hot oil') + -er, meaning 'one for frying'. That's why a fryer is a chicken chosen because it is small and cooks quickly, so it is good for frying.