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Orpington
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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.
[After Orpington, a district of southeast England.]
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
Orpington2
n
(Placename) a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965
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Noun1.Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skinOrpington - 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
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