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Orpington

[ awr-ping-tuhn ]

noun

  1. one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens.


Orpington

1

/ ˈɔːɪŋə /

noun

  1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs
  2. a breed of brown duck with an orange bill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Orpington

2

/ ˈɔːɪŋə /

noun

  1. a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough of Bromley from 1965
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Orpington1

First recorded in 1890–95; after Orpington, town in Kent, England
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This year's winner was Tim Webb, 68, from Orpington in south-east London.

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The 28-year-old, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng.

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Ms White, from Orpington, south-east London, died in hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot Vang Vieng.

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It described Ms White, from Orpington, south-east London, as "someone who epitomised our firm values".

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Simone White, who lived in Orpington, was reportedly travelling with a group of friends.

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