chick'n

See also: chick*n

English

Etymology

(chicken substitute): Compare m*lk, cheeze.

Noun

chick'n (countable and uncountable, plural chick'ns)

1. Pronunciation spelling of chicken.
   • 1854, “Kate a Teacher”, in F[rederic] D[an] Huntington, editor, The Monthly Religious Magazine, volume XII; second series, volume X, Boston, Mass.: Leonard C. Bowles, page 165:

     Got some chick’n broth here for Granny Trimmer.

   • 1865, W[illiam] C[arew] Hazlitt, Sophy Laurie: A Novel, London: John Maxwell and Company, […], page 144:

     “[…] Now there are those chick’ns; c’u’dn’t we lit ’em have a small hamper of ’em now? Eh?” “They’re sold, father,” says Kitty, with a sweet expression, yet in a perfectly firm tone.

   • 1887, Williston Fish, “Conversations”, in Puck, volume XXII, page 59, column 1:

     Well, one morning about five, or, maybe half-past, we started out after some chick’n. It was just such a morning as last Monday, only brighter and clearer, and I think a little earlier, and we thought it would be a splendid day for chickn’n.

   • 1889, Laura E[lizabeth] Richards, Queen Hildegarde: A Story for Girls, Boston, Mass.: Estes and Lauriat, page 63:

     “Have some chick’n!” he continued, putting nearly half a chicken on her plate.

   • 1892 April, Ella Higginson, “Th’ Las’ Furrer”, in The Overland Monthly, volume XIX, second series, San Francisco, Calif.: The Overland Monthly Publishing Company, […], page 442, column 1:

     I carried over some chick’n soup ’n’ some nice fresh bread, ’n’—

   • 1910, Hudson Tuttle, Emma Rood Tuttle, Stories from Beyond the Borderland, Berlin Heights, Ohio: The Tuttle Publishing Company, page 237:

     Mis’ Lyra! d’ye want some chick’ns cocht? I’m de coon to ’proach ’em if ye’ve ’cluded to give ’em chick’ns for de buf-day! Dey’s mighty fond of chick’ns, dey is:—like dat roostah on de fence?

   • 1918, Earl H[owell] Reed, Sketches in Duneland, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Comapny; London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, page 238:

     Ah was just fixin’ some chick’ns, an’ tomorrow we’ll have a fracassee with dumplin’s. Chick’ns have to wait ovah night in salt watah fo’ they ah cooked, but we got pa’tridges fo’ today.

   • 1975, Harlan Ellison, Deathbird Stories, London, Sydney: Pan Books, published 1978, →ISBN, page 232:

     Nosir, nuh-nosir, I just, uh, I was just follerin’ along to see maybe I could tap yah for a couple cents tuh get some chick’n noodle soup.

   • 2005, Dawn Dyson, Mercy Sky, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 121:

     Had a chick’n one time. Had me some chick’ns ta look aftah, I did.

   • 2008, Zanzibar “Buck Buck” McFate, I Battled a Giant Otter: My Gut Bustin’, Mutha Lovin’ Life of Manly Adventure, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 464:

     Well, I told TyWanda I’se gwine to de Quickie Shop fuh some cherry Frostie and some chick’n and some grape soda and some other things like goat cheese and strawberries you white people don’t know shit about.

2. A meatless chicken substitute.

   Alternative form: chick*n

   • 2015 February 25, Arti Patel, “Vegetarian Recipes: Tasty Dishes For Meatless Mondays”, in HuffPost‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2023:

     Place chick’n burger patty on top of cranberry sauce, then top with grilled rice stuffing.

   • 2016, Kris Holechek Peters, Bringing Home the Seitan: 100 Protein-Packed, Plant-Based Recipes for Delicious “Wheat-Meat” Tacos, BBQ, Stir-Fry, Wings and More, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 89:

     Sometimes a slab of faux ribs or some chick’n cutlets are just not quite enough.

   • 2017 October 2, Munchies Staff, “These Are the Most Delicious Vegan Burritos You'll Ever Make”, in Vice‎^[2], archived from the original on 21 April 2023:

     Case in point: This teriyaki chick'n burrito, which is as tongue- and gut-pleasing as its meat-filled Mission counterparts.

   • 2021, Ashley Hankins, Make It Vegan: From Quick & Easy to Deep-Fried & Delicious, Las Vegas, Nev.: Victory Belt Publishing Inc., →ISBN, page 80:

     To prepare the chick’n fried tofu, cut the pressed block of tofu lengthwise into 8 long slices.

   • 2022, Brian Watson, Vegan Fast Food: Copycat Burgers, Tacos, Fried Chicken, Pizza, Milkshakes, and More!, The Harvard Common Press, →ISBN, page 21:

     Oyster mushrooms have a great texture, and they also provide a lot of nooks and crannies for the dredging, which will give you an amazingly crispy chick’n!