chickenfeed
Example Sentences
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It is certainly less, but it's still not chickenfeed, is it?
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2013
"The only problem arises when it transpires that you've been handing Polyakov the crown jewels and getting Russian chickenfeed in return", Smiley says.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2012
As in any other industry, when the workers get a raise — even if it's chickenfeed — you'll see it on the price tag.
From Time ● Jul. 8, 2010
Hooves, ears, tails were sold for glue and oil; ground bones and scraps for chickenfeed ; hides for baseballs and shoes ; blood for fertilizer; casings for German sausage.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I do want a little chickenfeed in my purse when I go out to-day.
From Raspberry Jam by Wells, Carolyn
