chicken finger

English

Etymology

From chicken +‎ finger, in reference to general shape and size.

Noun

chicken finger (plural chicken fingers)

1. (cooking, usually in the plural) A narrow strip of deep-fried chicken, generally without bones or skin, often coated in bread crumbs or similar coating.
   • 1933, Paul Mandeville, editor, Eggs‎^[1], page 434:

     CHICKEN FINGERS Shape finely minced chicken into inch-long fingers, roll each in cracker dust and fry in hot deep fat until golden brown.

Synonyms

• chicken tender
• finger