hen scrattinn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛn ˌskrat(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˈhɛn ˌskrætn/

Forms: 1800s hen scratting, 1800s– hen scrattin.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, scratting n. and adj. at scrat v. Derivatives.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + scratting n. and adj. at scrat v. Derivatives.Compare the following earlier instance of hen scratling , which may show a parallel formation with scrattling (see scrattle v.), or may represent a distinct formation < hen scrat n. + -ling suffix¹ (although that noun is first attested later):1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. 151 Streamers (‘mare's-tails’, Surrey—‘filley-tails’, Yorkshire—‘hen-scratlings’, Midland) and with small livid clouds sailing beneath them, were uniformly prognostic of foul or showery weather.

English regional.

A long streak or wisp of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather. Usually in plural.Cf. hen scrat n. 2, hen scratch n. 1, 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

1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ i. 5 T'element..wor fearful full of filly tails an hen scrattins.—Thou knaws that's a sartain sign ov a change.

1967 A. Sinclair Gog ix. 78 Gog and Cluckitt walk across the plateau, with Cluckitt..looking cockeye at the cruddled clouds, cheeky and fleecy against the blue of the morning. ‘Henscrattins,’ he says.

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

单词	hen scrattin
释义	hen scrattinn. Brit. /ˈhɛn ˌskrat(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˈhɛn ˌskrætn/ Forms: 1800s hen scratting, 1800s– hen scrattin. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, scratting n. and adj. at scrat v. Derivatives. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + scratting n. and adj. at scrat v. Derivatives.Compare the following earlier instance of hen scratling , which may show a parallel formation with scrattling (see scrattle v.), or may represent a distinct formation < hen scrat n. + -ling suffix¹ (although that noun is first attested later):1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. 151 Streamers (‘mare's-tails’, Surrey—‘filley-tails’, Yorkshire—‘hen-scratlings’, Midland) and with small livid clouds sailing beneath them, were uniformly prognostic of foul or showery weather. English regional. A long streak or wisp of cirrus cloud, often believed to herald stormy weather. Usually in plural.Cf. hen scrat n. 2, hen scratch n. 1, 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 1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ i. 5 T'element..wor fearful full of filly tails an hen scrattins.—Thou knaws that's a sartain sign ov a change. 1967 A. Sinclair Gog ix. 78 Gog and Cluckitt walk across the plateau, with Cluckitt..looking cockeye at the cruddled clouds, cheeky and fleecy against the blue of the morning. ‘Henscrattins,’ he says. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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