chicken run en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- An enclosed area, attached to a chicken coop, in which poultry are allowed to run around and peck.
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(historical, slang) The act of "gapping it", i.e. emigrating from Rhodesia as a white inhabitant during the country's transition to independence.
By 1979, thousands had 'gapped it', or taken the 'chicken run', as emigration was derisively known […]
2019, David Kenrick, Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chicken runs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
chookyard · chickenyard · chicken pen
Translations (9)
vo gokayad (enclosed area for poultry) · de Hühnerhof (enclosed area for poultry) · de Hühnergehege (enclosed area for poultry) · fi kanatarha (enclosed area for poultry) · de Hühnerauslauf (enclosed area for poultry) · de Auslauf für Hühner (enclosed area for poultry) · sv hönsgård (enclosed area for poultry) · de Hühnerpferch (enclosed area for poultry) · nl kippenren (enclosed area for poultry)