Orpington

[ awr-ping-tuhn ]

noun

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

Orpington

¹

/ ˈɔːpɪŋtən /

noun

1. a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965

Orpington

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Orpington¹

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

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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