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Examples of chicken wire in a Sentence
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At Monday’s demonstration, most protesters wore surgical masks, and those at the edges of the moving encampment held makeshift wooden shields or set up chicken wire to barricade themselves in.
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Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Building from chicken wire, then applying papier mache before attaching PEEPs, is another of the family’s tricks.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Line the bottoms with hardware cloth (not chicken wire) to exclude hungry gophers.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Predator Precautions Maybe one of the most important materials to source when setting up a coop: the wire mesh known as hardware cloth (not chicken wire).
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Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 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
Dictionary Entries Near chicken wire
Cite this Entry
“Chicken wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicken%20wire. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
chicken wire
noun
: a light wire fencing with hexagonal openings
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