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spring chicken

–noun
1. a young chicken, esp. a broiler or fryer.
2. Slang. a young person: I don't know his age, but he's no spring chicken.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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spring chicken  
n.  
  1. A young chicken, especially one from two to ten months old, having tender meat.

  2. Slang A young person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

spring chicken

see no spring chicken.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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