Orpington

Or·ping·ton  (ôrpng-tn)

n.

Any of a breed of large, white-skinned domestic fowls having a single comb and unfeathered legs, originally bred in England for both meat and eggs.

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[After Orpington, a district of southeast England.]

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Orpington¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of brown duck with an orange bill

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Orpington²

n

(Placename) a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skin Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl