chicken wire

noun

: a light galvanized wire netting of hexagonal mesh

Examples of chicken wire in a Sentence

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Which is to say that he’s fatally severed his neck by hanging himself from the radiator with some rusty chicken wire. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025 Rodents may dig up the tubers, so plant them in bulb baskets underground or in DIY cages made from chicken wire. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025 Already 15 years ago, Studio Gang bent lengths of glulam to form a kind of cellulose chicken wire for a pavilion at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025 However, these traps can prove hazardous to pollinators, songbirds, and other wildlife, so always install screening, plastic mesh, or chicken wire over the traps and secure these barriers with pushpins. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chicken wire

Word History

Etymology

from its use for making enclosures for chickens

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chicken wire was in 1887

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“Chicken wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20wire. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

chicken wire

noun
: a light wire fencing with hexagonal openings
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