Definition of Chicks

1. Noun. (plural of chick) ¹

2. Noun. Slang for young ladies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chicks

1. chick [n] - See also: chick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chicks

chickeny
chickenyard
chickenyards
chickeree
chickhood
chicklet
chicklets
chicklike
chickling
chickories
chickory
chickpea
chickpea plant
chickpeas
chicks (current term)
chickweed
chickweed phlox
chickweed wintergreen
chickweeds
chicky
chicle
chicle gum
chiclero
chiclero ulcer
chicleros
chicles
chiclet keyboard

Literary usage of Chicks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Sup- tation of these diets with penicillin antly (P < 0.05) reduced the adhesion ibes (in chicks fed diets containing ^e, or autoclaved beans) and signifi- ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The development of these studies was the investigation into the effect of spiramycin treatment on experimental mycoplasmosis in day-old chicks and turkey ..."

3. The Early Embryology of the Chick by Bradley Merrill Patten (1920)
"I. EXTERNAL FEATURES In chicks which have been incubated from 50 to 55 hours (Fig. ... The cranial flexure, which was seen beginning in chicks of about 38 ..."

4. Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies by Edward Lee Thorndike (1911)
"About sixty chicks were used as subjects. In general their experiences were ... Some of my first experiments were on color vision in chicks from 18 to 30 ..."

5. Productive Poultry Husbandry: A Complete Text Dealing with the Principles by Harry Reynolds Lewis (1913)
"It should provide ample shelter for both hen and chicks during wet weather. In the construction of such coops, 1x2 inch strips and plaster laths make an ..."

6. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"An infectious disease affecting young chicks, characterized by a severe diarrhea, ... Owing to the fact that it affects chicks shortly after being hatched, ..."

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