The cherishing of the fœtus in the egg or the womb; hatching, breeding. to sit on broodor a-brood: as a hen on her eggs, figurative to sit…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [verb (intransitive)] > sit on eggs (of hen) (2) to sit on brood or a-broodc1275 The cherishing of the fœtus in the egg or the womb; hatching, breeding. to sit on broodor a-brood: as a hen on her eggs, figurative to sit… set1587 Of a hen: To sit upon eggs. |
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