āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
chicken feed
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chickenfeed
Chicken feed
01
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an extremely small amount of money
Idiom
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She invested a lot of time and effort into the project but ended up with a salary that felt like chicken feed.
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02
āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯, āĻŽā§āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
03
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dry mash for poultry
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