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chicken

noun as in person afraid to try something

noun as in farm fowl

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Fitful at the back, wasteful in possession, headless chickens in too many areas.

From BBC

Teammates will be congratulating him — and asking to accompany him when he goes for a chicken dinner.

This week's victims ate meals that included soy sauce chicken, fried tofu, vegetables and fruit – but past poisoning incidents have been linked to expired sauce and, in one case, the serving of fried shark.

From BBC

And don’t feel bound by the cheesy chicken standard.

From Salon

He dismisses that as "chips and chicken nuggets" and says hotel residents have complained it makes them feel ill.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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