chicken scratch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.03 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A soft odor of chicken scratch, mash, and manure always permeated the air when you approached. Attached to the chicken coop was a smokehouse that contained several smoked ham shoulders hanging from hooks."
- "The pencil in my hand was limp between my fingers and I couldn't focus on the chicken scratch on the pages. My breathing had become shallow and my heart was racing. I was in the midst of a full-blown panic attack."
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food, Music.