heath-henn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈheath-hen.

(a) The female of the heath-cock n.; the Grey-hen. (b) Applied in North America to species of grouse.

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greyhen1550

heath-hen1591

heath-poult1678

1591 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 66 A lade of Alexander Bradshawes w^ch broughte hethe henes iiijd.

1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 5 Wild Fowl there is great store of, as Turkies, Heath-Hens, Quailes.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 O'er the trackless Waste The Heath-Hen flutters.

1893 A. Newton Dict. Birds Heath-cock and Heath-hen, originally names by which..the Black-cock and Grey-hen were called; but on the North American continent..applied to one or more species of grouse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	heath-hen
释义	heath-henn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈheath-hen. (a) The female of the heath-cock n.; the Grey-hen. (b) Applied in North America to species of grouse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of genus Lyrurus (black grouse) > female greyhen1550 heath-hen1591 heath-poult1678 1591 in J. Harland House & Farm Accts. Shuttleworths (1856) I. 66 A lade of Alexander Bradshawes w^ch broughte hethe henes iiijd. 1670 D. Denton Brief Descr. N.-Y. 5 Wild Fowl there is great store of, as Turkies, Heath-Hens, Quailes. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 35 O'er the trackless Waste The Heath-Hen flutters. 1893 A. Newton Dict. Birds Heath-cock and Heath-hen, originally names by which..the Black-cock and Grey-hen were called; but on the North American continent..applied to one or more species of grouse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1591
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