chicken-neck

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪk.ɪnˌnɛk/
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Verb

chicken-neck (third-person singular simple present chicken-necks, present participle chicken-necking, simple past and past participle chicken-necked)

  1. To catch crabs using chicken necks as bait.
    • 1997, William H. Turner, Chesapeake Boyhood: Memoirs of a Farm Boy, page 189:
      There are many other ways of catching crabs, including chicken-necking (a sure sign of a come-here), and traps or pots.
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