hen scratn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛn skrat/, U.S.

/ˈhɛn ˌskræt/, Scottish English

/ˈhɛn skrat/

Forms: 1800s– hen scart, 1800s– hen scrat.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, scrat n.²

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + scrat n.²The form hen scart shows metathesis.

†1. A scratch-like mark, esp. a piece of untidy or illegible handwriting; a hen scratch (hen scratch n. 3). Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1825 representing Scottish speech.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting > untidy or illegible

scribbling1536

scribble-scrabble1602

scrawling1612

scrawl1710

scrawls1728

hieroglyphic1742

scoteinography1779

scratch1785

pot-hookery1795

hen scrat1825

cryptogram1827

scribble1828

griffonage1832

hen-scratching1851

chicken scratches1863

hieroglyph1875

1825 ‘M. Coultershoggle’ Goslington Shadow I. xvi. 162 Mony a time I hae laught at your hen scarts o' letters, that put a' the learn't folk to their wits en' what to mak o' them.

2. Scottish, English regional, and U.S. regional. A long streak or wisp of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather; = hen scratch n. 1. Usually in plural. Also: such clouds collectively.Cf. hen scrattin n., mare's tail n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cirrus > specific

mare's tail1775

hen scrattin1824

hen scrat1828

goat's hair1844

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Filly-tails Whene'er ye spy hen-scrats and filly-tails Be sure ye mind to lower your topsails.

1903 S. Barber Cloud World 101 Several forms of cirrus cloud were represented in this last aurora, notably the small patches lying nearly parallel and popularly termed ‘hen-scarts’.

2013 L. Wingate Prayer Box v. 67 The sky was clear, just the barest upsweeps of white clouds rising over the sound. Hen scrat, Pap-pap had called them.

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

单词	hen scrat
释义	hen scratn. Brit. /ˈhɛn skrat/, U.S. /ˈhɛn ˌskræt/, Scottish English /ˈhɛn skrat/ Forms: 1800s– hen scart, 1800s– hen scrat. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, scrat n.² Etymology: < hen n.¹ + scrat n.²The form hen scart shows metathesis. †1. A scratch-like mark, esp. a piece of untidy or illegible handwriting; a hen scratch (hen scratch n. 3). Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1825 representing Scottish speech. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > bad handwriting > untidy or illegible scribbling1536 scribble-scrabble1602 scrawling1612 scrawl1710 scrawls1728 hieroglyphic1742 scoteinography1779 scratch1785 pot-hookery1795 hen scrat1825 cryptogram1827 scribble1828 griffonage1832 hen-scratching1851 chicken scratches1863 hieroglyph1875 1825 ‘M. Coultershoggle’ Goslington Shadow I. xvi. 162 Mony a time I hae laught at your hen scarts o' letters, that put a' the learn't folk to their wits en' what to mak o' them. 2. Scottish, English regional, and U.S. regional. A long streak or wisp of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather; = hen scratch n. 1. Usually in plural. Also: such clouds collectively.Cf. hen scrattin n., mare's tail n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > cirrus > specific mare's tail1775 hen scrattin1824 hen scrat1828 goat's hair1844 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Filly-tails Whene'er ye spy hen-scrats and filly-tails Be sure ye mind to lower your topsails. 1903 S. Barber Cloud World 101 Several forms of cirrus cloud were represented in this last aurora, notably the small patches lying nearly parallel and popularly termed ‘hen-scarts’. 2013 L. Wingate Prayer Box v. 67 The sky was clear, just the barest upsweeps of white clouds rising over the sound. Hen scrat, Pap-pap had called them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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