Chicken scratch
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products. countable, uncountable
"A soft odor of chicken scratch, mash, and manure always permeated the air when you approached. Attached to the chicken coop was a smokehouse that contained several smoked ham shoulders hanging from hooks."
- 2 cramped or illegible handwriting wordnet
- 3 Cramped or illegible handwriting. countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable
"The pencil in my hand was limp between my fingers and I couldn't focus on the chicken scratch on the pages. My breathing had become shallow and my heart was racing. I was in the midst of a full-blown panic attack."
- 4 A type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric. countable, uncountable
- 5 A Tohono O'odham style of dance music derived from norteño. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A type of dragging two-step performed to this. countable, uncountable
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More examples"A soft odor of chicken scratch, mash, and manure always permeated the air when you approached. Attached to the chicken coop was a smokehouse that contained several smoked ham shoulders hanging from hooks."