CHICKASAWS
Chick"a*saws, n. pl.; sing. Chickasaw. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A trible of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory.
CHICKEN Chick"en, n. Etym: [AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock; akin to LG. kiken, küken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G. küchkein. See Cock the animal.]
1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden. "Stella is no chicken." Swift. Chicken cholera, a contagious disease of fowls; - - so called because first studied during the prevalence of a cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true cholera.
CHICKEN-BREASTED
Chick"en-breast`ed, a.
Defn: Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column.
CHICKEN-HEARTED
Chick"en-heart`ed, a.
Defn: Timid; fearful; cowardly. Bunyan.
CHICKEN POX
Chick"en pox". (Med.)