单词 | clocking hen |
释义 | > as lemmasclocking hen ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > member of family Aramidae (limpkin) guarauna1678 clocking hen1703 clucking hen?1740 limpkin1885 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland ii. 74 Clocking-Hens, are much like the Crab-catchers... They keep..in swampy wet places. 1727 Some Mod. Observ. Jamaica 18 in Whartoniana II. In the Woods and Savanahs are likewise Clocking Hens, Carrion Crows, near as big as Turkey Hens, Macaws, Parroketes, Blackbirds and Thrushes, not the same as yours. < as lemmas |
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