hen-cacklen.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnˌkakl/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnˌkæk(ə)l/, Australian English

/ˈhenˌkæk(ə)l/, New Zealand English /ˈhenˌkɛk(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + cackle n.Use of the word in sense 3 is often attributed to mountaineer and ranger Evan Wilson, who is said to have first used it of Mt. Oates in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The motivation for use in this sense is unclear. Independent evidence for the sense ‘a trifle’ suggested in the following quot. appears to be lacking:1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 57 Hen-cackle..is applied by mountaineers to a mountain that is easy to climb. Doubtless there is a wider application of the term since a mere hen-cackle, a trifle, seems to have been the origin of the application.The implication of quot. 1939 at sense 3 appears to be that the mountains so designated entail a climb gentle enough to allow mountaineers to chat with one another en route (compare sense 2). Compare also apparently isolated use of cackle in a similar sense:1936 Canterbury (N.Z.) Mountaineer 53 Went up and down that Baker Peak, as Barrer says a ‘cackle’, with indecent haste.

Australian, New Zealand, and U.S.

1. The cackling of a hen; a sound reminiscent of this. Now rare.In quot. 1865 apparently denoting a distance (from a homestead) within which the cackling of a hen can be heard.

ΚΠ

1865 New Haven (Connecticut) Daily Palladium 24 May A young man, not fifty miles from here, was conscripted and ordered to the camp, some twenty-five miles distant. He had never been out of ‘hen cackle’ of home.

1895 Samoa Weekly Herald 14 Sept. ‘Now, Hiram,’ and she, in a voice that sounded not unlike a dog's bark flavoured with hen cackle, ‘step up lively now.’

1907 Manawatu (N.Z.) Standard 3 Oct. 4/5 A larger volume of hen-cackle goes up from this valley probably than from any other place on the earth's surface.

1930 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 11 Aug. 7/1 We open with Andy Clyde, the be-whiskered old fellow with the hen-cackle laugh, in ‘Girl Crazy’.

1959 Chicago Rev. 13 No. 3. 9 We drank and smoked and listened to the ship noises, the hen cackle of the radio, the singing of the sea.

2013 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 26 May f2/6 Rudman opened up with some soft purrs followed by an excited hen cackle from his mouth call.

2. slang. Idle gossip or chatter, esp. characterized as typical of women (cf. hen n.¹ 3a); (also) a meeting where this occurs. Cf. cackle n. 3a.

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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > assembly for conversation

wharfOE

conversazione1789

baraza1863

hen-cackle1907

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping

taling1382

susurrationa1425

trattlinga1425

tittlinga1450

tattlea1529

tittle-tattlea1529

tittle-tattlinga1586

news-making1707

gossiping1712

gossipry1818

gossipred1828

anecdoting1845

calleting1905

hen-cackle1907

1907 N.Z. Truth 6 Apr. 5/1 The hen-cackle [at a women's trade unions conference] lasted eight days, and included the Sabbath.

1919 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Sept. 9/1 The debate on the Peace Treaty gave a great opportunity for that hen-cackle which is politics.

1937 Tomorrow (Christchurch, N.Z.) 14 Apr. 376/2 Tomorrow now and again runs little anti-feminist excerpts, ‘We Give Them Votes’—snatches of hen-cackle overheard in 'buses and cinemas.

1968–72 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1991) II. 970/1 Hen-cackle: A meeting where there's a lot of talking: ‘They got together yesterday and had a real—.’.. [Utah] Hen-cackle—if it's women.

2018 @HankusMackimus 26 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Feb. 2019) I love listening to girls who talk, if I'm quiet it is because a female wanted to talk and I enjoy hearing hen cackle.

3. New Zealand Mountaineering slang. A mountain that is very easy to climb. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > type of

iron mountain1658

jokul1780

table mountain1822

mountain of accumulation1864

voel1876

nunatak1877

monadnock1893

block mountain1896

fold mountain1908

hen-cackle1934

1934 Canterbury (N.Z.) Mountaineer 9 In Switzerland the ‘impossible’ has graduated to the ‘easy day for a lady (“hencackle” in our patois)’.

1939 J. Pascoe Unclimbed N.Z. ii. 33 All the lasting Alpine partnerships in Canterbury have been formed on the easy expeditions. ‘Hen-cackles’ we call these expeditions.

1984 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 13/1 An easy climb, ‘a mere hencackle’.

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

单词	hen-cackle
释义	hen-cacklen. Brit. /ˈhɛnˌkakl/, U.S. /ˈhɛnˌkæk(ə)l/, Australian English /ˈhenˌkæk(ə)l/, New Zealand English /ˈhenˌkɛk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, cackle n. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + cackle n.Use of the word in sense 3 is often attributed to mountaineer and ranger Evan Wilson, who is said to have first used it of Mt. Oates in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The motivation for use in this sense is unclear. Independent evidence for the sense ‘a trifle’ suggested in the following quot. appears to be lacking:1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 57 Hen-cackle..is applied by mountaineers to a mountain that is easy to climb. Doubtless there is a wider application of the term since a mere hen-cackle, a trifle, seems to have been the origin of the application.The implication of quot. 1939 at sense 3 appears to be that the mountains so designated entail a climb gentle enough to allow mountaineers to chat with one another en route (compare sense 2). Compare also apparently isolated use of cackle in a similar sense:1936 Canterbury (N.Z.) Mountaineer 53 Went up and down that Baker Peak, as Barrer says a ‘cackle’, with indecent haste. Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. 1. The cackling of a hen; a sound reminiscent of this. Now rare.In quot. 1865 apparently denoting a distance (from a homestead) within which the cackling of a hen can be heard. ΚΠ 1865 New Haven (Connecticut) Daily Palladium 24 May A young man, not fifty miles from here, was conscripted and ordered to the camp, some twenty-five miles distant. He had never been out of ‘hen cackle’ of home. 1895 Samoa Weekly Herald 14 Sept. ‘Now, Hiram,’ and she, in a voice that sounded not unlike a dog's bark flavoured with hen cackle, ‘step up lively now.’ 1907 Manawatu (N.Z.) Standard 3 Oct. 4/5 A larger volume of hen-cackle goes up from this valley probably than from any other place on the earth's surface. 1930 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 11 Aug. 7/1 We open with Andy Clyde, the be-whiskered old fellow with the hen-cackle laugh, in ‘Girl Crazy’. 1959 Chicago Rev. 13 No. 3. 9 We drank and smoked and listened to the ship noises, the hen cackle of the radio, the singing of the sea. 2013 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 26 May f2/6 Rudman opened up with some soft purrs followed by an excited hen cackle from his mouth call. 2. slang. Idle gossip or chatter, esp. characterized as typical of women (cf. hen n.¹ 3a); (also) a meeting where this occurs. Cf. cackle n. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > assembly for conversation wharfOE conversazione1789 baraza1863 hen-cackle1907 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping taling1382 susurrationa1425 trattlinga1425 tittlinga1450 tattlea1529 tittle-tattlea1529 tittle-tattlinga1586 news-making1707 gossiping1712 gossipry1818 gossipred1828 anecdoting1845 calleting1905 hen-cackle1907 1907 N.Z. Truth 6 Apr. 5/1 The hen-cackle [at a women's trade unions conference] lasted eight days, and included the Sabbath. 1919 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Sept. 9/1 The debate on the Peace Treaty gave a great opportunity for that hen-cackle which is politics. 1937 Tomorrow (Christchurch, N.Z.) 14 Apr. 376/2 Tomorrow now and again runs little anti-feminist excerpts, ‘We Give Them Votes’—snatches of hen-cackle overheard in 'buses and cinemas. 1968–72 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1991) II. 970/1 Hen-cackle: A meeting where there's a lot of talking: ‘They got together yesterday and had a real—.’.. [Utah] Hen-cackle—if it's women. 2018 @HankusMackimus 26 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Feb. 2019) I love listening to girls who talk, if I'm quiet it is because a female wanted to talk and I enjoy hearing hen cackle. 3. New Zealand Mountaineering slang. A mountain that is very easy to climb. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > type of iron mountain1658 jokul1780 table mountain1822 mountain of accumulation1864 voel1876 nunatak1877 monadnock1893 block mountain1896 fold mountain1908 hen-cackle1934 1934 Canterbury (N.Z.) Mountaineer 9 In Switzerland the ‘impossible’ has graduated to the ‘easy day for a lady (“hencackle” in our patois)’. 1939 J. Pascoe Unclimbed N.Z. ii. 33 All the lasting Alpine partnerships in Canterbury have been formed on the easy expeditions. ‘Hen-cackles’ we call these expeditions. 1984 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 13/1 An easy climb, ‘a mere hencackle’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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