spring chicken Meaning of "spring chicken"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a young person (especially a young man or boy)
  2. (n) a young chicken having tender meat

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Usage(s):

  1. I'm an old hand and a spring chicken all in one.
  2. It's a man who discovers love in all its fullness after 70, but with a woman who herself is no spring chicken.
  3. The commander of the Fighting Cocks is no spring chicken.
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