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The two Topanga natives pulled up to a grove with over a dozen Home Depot buckets of water, chicken wire, and a plastic bag of coast live oak seeds that had impatiently begun sprouting in their supervisor’s fridge.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Her husband has now put chicken wire across the vent to prevent any more slithery visitors from entering their home.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In two hours, the duo planted seeds for 17 oak trees, enclosed them in mesh chicken wire to deter hungry fauna and tagged each one.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
He was found guilty of raping the child and strangling her with chicken wire.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
from its use for making enclosures for chickens
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Chicken wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20wire. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
chicken wire
noun
: a light wire fencing with hexagonal openings
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