hen's milkn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnz mɪlk/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnz ˌmɪlk/, Canadian English

/ˈhenz ˌmɪlk/

Forms: 1600s hens milke, 1600s hens milk, 1600s– hen's milk.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, milk n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of hen n.¹ + milk n.¹ In sense 1 after classical Latin lac gallinaceum, itself after ancient Greek γάλα ὀρνιθων ‘birds' milk’. In sense 2 after French lait de poule (1751; 1759 in the passage translated in quot. 1790 at sense 2).

†1. As a type of something which is extremely rare, unattainable, or non-existent. Cf. hen's teeth n., pigeon's milk n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > rareness > something very rare

rare1566

rariety1566

black swan?1570

rarity1592

hen's milk1601

white Negro1631

rara avis1651

(one) in a million1685

collector's or collectors' item1910

lightning in a bottle1941

rare bird1962

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Epist. to Vespasian As the proverb goeth, looke to drinke there or els no where a good draught of hens milke [Fr. laict de poulaille; L. lactis gallinacei].

1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) 62 Nor is there any occasion to Buy any thing, he has all at his own Door; Wooll, Marte, Pepper, nay Hens Milk [L. lacte gallinaceum]; do but beat about and you'll find it.

1873 Southern Mag. (Baltimore) July 14 A quarrel about the ass's shadow is a quarrel about goat's wool, hen's milk, the Kaiser's beard.

2. A drink similar to eggnog, made from eggs or egg yolks whisked into water or milk, typically sweetened with sugar, flavoured with rum, brandy, orange flower water, etc., and served warm. Now chiefly Canadian regional (Quebec).Hen's milk was originally popular as a restorative and as a remedy for colds; it is now usually associated with Christmas.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > hot alcoholic drinks (with milk or eggs) > [noun] > nog

caudle ferrya1325

hen's milk1790

egg-hot1796

rumfustian1824

eggnog1825

egg flip1832

fustian1832

Tom and Jerry1840

nog1851

1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) III. iv. xiv. 278 The yellow, or yolk of the egg, consists mostly of albuminous matter, mixed, however, with a certain quantity of sweet oil; so that this mixture dissolves in water, and forms a sort of animal emulsion called hen's milk [Fr. lait de poule].

1793 tr. Menon French Family Cook 227 The yolks of new-laid eggs, beat up in warm water, is called hen's milk, and, taken going to bed, is good for a cold.

1884 G. Stables O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas iii. 41 Ay, but I wouldn't see poor Sergeant Radnor's baby thrown to the sharks, not for all the world. Fed him first on hen's milk. Didn't do well on that.

1961 Poultry Farmer 145 193/1 There are also some excellent egg drink recipes—one with the unusual name of Hen's Milk.

2011 @BeeCDN 18 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 20 Sept. 2019) Full of brie, cranberry sauce and chocolate hen's milk. Now under the duvet to watch ‘Home Alone’. It's Christmas all up in this bitch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hens milk
释义	hen's milkn. Brit. /ˈhɛnz mɪlk/, U.S. /ˈhɛnz ˌmɪlk/, Canadian English /ˈhenz ˌmɪlk/ Forms: 1600s hens milke, 1600s hens milk, 1600s– hen's milk. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, milk n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of hen n.¹ + milk n.¹ In sense 1 after classical Latin lac gallinaceum, itself after ancient Greek γάλα ὀρνιθων ‘birds' milk’. In sense 2 after French lait de poule (1751; 1759 in the passage translated in quot. 1790 at sense 2). †1. As a type of something which is extremely rare, unattainable, or non-existent. Cf. hen's teeth n., pigeon's milk n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > rareness > something very rare rare1566 rariety1566 black swan?1570 rarity1592 hen's milk1601 white Negro1631 rara avis1651 (one) in a million1685 collector's or collectors' item1910 lightning in a bottle1941 rare bird1962 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. Epist. to Vespasian As the proverb goeth, looke to drinke there or els no where a good draught of hens milke [Fr. laict de poulaille; L. lactis gallinacei]. 1694 W. Burnaby tr. Petronius Satyr (new ed.) 62 Nor is there any occasion to Buy any thing, he has all at his own Door; Wooll, Marte, Pepper, nay Hens Milk [L. lacte gallinaceum]; do but beat about and you'll find it. 1873 Southern Mag. (Baltimore) July 14 A quarrel about the ass's shadow is a quarrel about goat's wool, hen's milk, the Kaiser's beard. 2. A drink similar to eggnog, made from eggs or egg yolks whisked into water or milk, typically sweetened with sugar, flavoured with rum, brandy, orange flower water, etc., and served warm. Now chiefly Canadian regional (Quebec).Hen's milk was originally popular as a restorative and as a remedy for colds; it is now usually associated with Christmas. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > hot alcoholic drinks (with milk or eggs) > [noun] > nog caudle ferrya1325 hen's milk1790 egg-hot1796 rumfustian1824 eggnog1825 egg flip1832 fustian1832 Tom and Jerry1840 nog1851 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) III. iv. xiv. 278 The yellow, or yolk of the egg, consists mostly of albuminous matter, mixed, however, with a certain quantity of sweet oil; so that this mixture dissolves in water, and forms a sort of animal emulsion called hen's milk [Fr. lait de poule]. 1793 tr. Menon French Family Cook 227 The yolks of new-laid eggs, beat up in warm water, is called hen's milk, and, taken going to bed, is good for a cold. 1884 G. Stables O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas iii. 41 Ay, but I wouldn't see poor Sergeant Radnor's baby thrown to the sharks, not for all the world. Fed him first on hen's milk. Didn't do well on that. 1961 Poultry Farmer 145 193/1 There are also some excellent egg drink recipes—one with the unusual name of Hen's Milk. 2011 @BeeCDN 18 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 20 Sept. 2019) Full of brie, cranberry sauce and chocolate hen's milk. Now under the duvet to watch ‘Home Alone’. It's Christmas all up in this bitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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