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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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CHUCKEN, n. [′tʃʌkən, tʃʌkŋ]

1. A Sc. form of Eng. chicken. Known to Cai.⁷, Bnff.², Abd. correspondents, Fif.¹⁰, Arg.¹ 1940. Sc. 1996 Herald 8 Jun 24:
Bernadette raised her eyes from the menu and spoke. "We'll have wan chucken Kung Fu, wan shantung wi' black bean sauce ... "ne.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 16 Aug 12:
Fit wye they got throwe the five hunner stappit inta the hall I dinna ken bit they did an I wis mindit at the time, wi the steer for the chucken legs an a fork an knife, o Harry Gordon at the Kirk Bazaar fin as the member o the guild he wis feart tae pit his tongue oot in case somebody stuck a fork in't.Abd. 1768 A. Ross Helenore (S.T.S.) 13:
As ever hen upo' the midden-head Wad tent her chuckens frae the greedy glaid.Abd. 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes III. v.:
Whan she gaed, I gaed efter her, followin' aboot at her — i' my thochts, I mean — like a hen efter her ae chucken.Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 8:
"Neil Rannoch his tae feed his dad's futterats an chuckens the nicht, an hie winted tae gang fushin at the Dookin Puil insteid. ... "

2. In dim. form chuckenies, the game of The Hen and the Chickens. Abd. 1972 Buchan Observer (6 June) 7:
The youngest bairns played "chuckenies" where a tinkie wife had to come and steal the chuckens, and the rougher ones played bush when we all joined hands and chased each other round about.