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Chicken

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(νοσσίον , pullus), a word that occurs but twice in the English Bible (2 Esdras 1:30; Matthew 23:37), and only in allusion to "a hen (q.v.) gathering her chickens under her wings." (See FOWL).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chicken'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/chicken.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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