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Orpington

[ awr-ping-tuhn ]

noun

  1. one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens.


Orpington

1

/ ˈɔːpɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs
  2. a breed of brown duck with an orange bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Orpington

2

/ ˈɔːpɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Orpington1

First recorded in 1890–95; after Orpington, town in Kent, England
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Example Sentences

Then throw away the bees and lay the stings gently but firmly on a mash composed of the breasts of five Buff Orpington cockerels.

He was a pure bred, massive Black Orpington cockerel, a scion of the finest strain in the land.

Violet Orpington had an arresting appearance, and walked rather like a policeman also.

Harry secured the second wallaby, and black Billy was given the Orpington rooster as his steed.

Why, it would be as sensible to call the man who makes nest-eggs a traditional Buff Orpington!

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