Associations to the word «Orpington»

Wiktionary

ORPINGTON, proper noun. A town in southeast England, now a suburb of London.
ORPINGTON, noun. A breed of chicken, originally being one of four colours (black, white, buff or blue).

Dictionary definition

ORPINGTON, noun. English breed of large chickens with white skin.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats