chicken-neck

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɪk.ɪnˌnɛk/

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Verb

chicken-neck (third-person singular simple present chicken-necks, present participle chicken-necking, simple past and past participle chicken-necked)

1. To catch crabs using chicken necks as bait.
   • 1997, William H. Turner, Chesapeake Boyhood: Memoirs of a Farm Boy, page 189:

     There are many other ways of catching crabs, including chicken-necking (a sure sign of a come-here), and traps or pots.