chicken-wing

See also: chicken wing

English

Noun

chicken-wing (plural chicken-wings)

1. A cooked (usually breaded) wing of a chicken.

See also

• buffalo wings

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.

   Don't chicken-wing it!