ho-hon.
/ˈhəʊhəʊ/ ho-ho bird, a mythical bird of pheasant-like appearance used frequently as an emblem of courage.
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1901 W. C. Monkhouse Hist. & Descr. Chinese Porcelain ii. 158 It [sc. the phoenix] is referred to as the fong-hoa or ho-ho bird.
1927 W. B. Honey Guide Later Chinese Porcelain 84 The phoenix (fêng-huang, the ho-ho bird of old catalogues) is apparently related to the sun-bird of Near Eastern and Indian mythology, and was an emblem of the empress.
1963 Times 7 May 7/2 A swordguard in silver formed as a Ho-ho bird and Kirin, undercut in the round with gilt details.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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