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Orpington
[ awr-ping-tuhn ]
noun
- one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens.
Orpington
1/ ˈɔːpɪŋtən /
noun
- a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs
- a breed of brown duck with an orange bill
Orpington
2/ ˈɔːpɪŋtən /
noun
- a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965
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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.
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He was a pure bred, massive Black Orpington cockerel, a scion of the finest strain in the land.
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Violet Orpington had an arresting appearance, and walked rather like a policeman also.
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Harry secured the second wallaby, and black Billy was given the Orpington rooster as his steed.
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Why, it would be as sensible to call the man who makes nest-eggs a traditional Buff Orpington!
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