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hazel-hen
[transl. mod.G. haselhuhn, f. hasel hazel + huhn hen.]
The European ruffled grouse (Bonasia sylvestris).
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., The..heath-cock, hasle-hen, land duck. 1822T. Mitchell Aristoph. II. 195 Floundering in the dirt like hazle-hens. 1893Daily News 11 Mar. 5/3 Ptarmigan and hazel hens are now the only inexpensive game procurable. |