hazel henn.

Brit.

/ˈheɪzl hɛn/, U.S.

/ˈheɪzəl ˌhɛn/

Forms: see hazel n. and hen n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: hazel n., hen n.¹

Etymology: < hazel n. + hen n.¹, probably after German Haselhuhn (Old High German hasilhuon ; < hasil hazel n. + huon hen: see hen n.¹).

The hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia.

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1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A5 The..heath-cock, hasle-hen, land duck.

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. 175 (heading) The Hazel-hen, Gallina corylorum.

1771 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. II. 52 The size is nearly that of a hazel-hen, or tetrao bonasia.

1792 New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. i. vi. 65 The hazel hen, so much esteemed in Germany both for sport and the table.

1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 195 Floundering in the dirt like hazle-hens.

1893 Daily News 11 Mar. 5/3 Ptarmigan and hazel hens are now the only inexpensive game procurable.

1911 Cook's Handbk. Norway & Denmark (ed. 8) 34 The usual way of shooting the hazel-hen is without any dog, and solely with the aid of a whistle.

1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds viii. 96 A hazel hen feeding quietly among the salix and lichens.

2014 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food (ed. 3) 385/2 The hazel-hen is best roasted or prepared in other ways usual for grouse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hazel hen
释义	hazel henn. Brit. /ˈheɪzl hɛn/, U.S. /ˈheɪzəl ˌhɛn/ Forms: see hazel n. and hen n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: hazel n., hen n.¹ Etymology: < hazel n. + hen n.¹, probably after German Haselhuhn (Old High German hasilhuon ; < hasil hazel n. + huon hen: see hen n.¹). The hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Bonasa > bonasa bonasia (hazel-grouse) hazel hen1661 gelinotte1777 hazel grouse1783 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A5 The..heath-cock, hasle-hen, land duck. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. 175 (heading) The Hazel-hen, Gallina corylorum. 1771 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. II. 52 The size is nearly that of a hazel-hen, or tetrao bonasia. 1792 New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. i. vi. 65 The hazel hen, so much esteemed in Germany both for sport and the table. 1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 195 Floundering in the dirt like hazle-hens. 1893 Daily News 11 Mar. 5/3 Ptarmigan and hazel hens are now the only inexpensive game procurable. 1911 Cook's Handbk. Norway & Denmark (ed. 8) 34 The usual way of shooting the hazel-hen is without any dog, and solely with the aid of a whistle. 1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds viii. 96 A hazel hen feeding quietly among the salix and lichens. 2014 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food (ed. 3) 385/2 The hazel-hen is best roasted or prepared in other ways usual for grouse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661
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