ˈȯ(r)piŋtən noun
Etymology: from Orpington, Kent, England, where the breed originated
1. usually capitalized : an English breed of large deep-chested broad-backed domestic fowls with short unfeathered legs and usually single combs that occurs in several color varieties of both standard and bantam types of which the buff is perhaps best known
2. -s often capitalized : a bird of the Orpington breed — usually used with a qualifying term indicating the color variety