English Dictionary

chicken scratch

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 慣用表現 くだけた表現

Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products. / (informal, idiomatic) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

日本語の意味

鶏の餌として用いられる、トウモロコシ・小麦・大麦・ソルガムや製粉の副産物などが混ざった雑多な穀物の混合物。 / （非公式・慣用的表現で）小さい、または読めないほど乱雑な筆跡・字。

The farmer bought a sack of chicken scratch, a cheap mix of corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products, to feed the flock.

農家は、群れに与えるために、とうもろこし・小麦・大麦・ソルガムや製粉の副産物などを混ぜた鶏の飼料が入った袋を買いました。

意味（1）

Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.

A soft odor of chicken scratch, mash, and manure always permeated the air when you approached. Attached to the chicken coop was a smokehouse that contained several smoked ham shoulders hanging from hooks.

意味（2）

(informal, idiomatic) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

The pencil in my hand was limp between my fingers and I couldn't focus on the chicken scratch on the pages. My breathing had become shallow and my heart was racing. I was in the midst of a full-blown panic attack.

意味（3）

A type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric.

chicken scratches （ plural ）