wood-henn.

Brit.

/ˈwʊdhɛn/, U.S.

/ˈwʊdˌhɛn/

Etymology: < wood n.¹ + hen n.¹

1. A female woodcock. Now rare.Formerly, like the woodcock, often rendered as a tenant's due.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Scolopax (woodcock) > female

wood-hen1281

1281–2 Yorkshire Inquis. (Yorks. Rec. Soc. 1892) I. 248 [One fowl at Christmas, called] le Wodehen.

1343 in Blount Fragm. Antiq. (1815) 358 Reddendo..et unam Wed~henne.

1371 Close Roll m. 4 dorso Tercia pars gallinarum illarum que erunt leuate infra dominium de Groby que vocantur le Wodehennes.

?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed lxxi. A A iij Ornix the wodehenne espyed the eggis of a Pecocke.

1612 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 280/2 Cum silvarum gallinis lie wode-hennis.

1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds iv. iv I will not pay one groat to anyone, Who's ass enough to misname woodhens ‘woodcocks’.

1901 J. Rhŷs Celtic Folklore i. 55 The wife then flew away like a wood~hen..into the lake.

2. Any flightless rail of the genus Ocydromus, of New Zealand and other Pacific islands: = weka n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > gallirallus ausralis (weka)

water hen1770

wood-hen1773

weka1845

ocydrome1884

bush-hen1939

1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 16 Apr. (1969) II. 121 At the head is a fine sandy beach where I found a vast number of Water or Wood Hens.

1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. iv. 95 Two young weka, or wood-hens, about as large as sparrows.

1874 Ibis 4 97 Wood or Maori Hen. Weka.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	wood-hen
释义	wood-henn. Brit. /ˈwʊdhɛn/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌhɛn/ Etymology: < wood n.¹ + hen n.¹ 1. A female woodcock. Now rare.Formerly, like the woodcock, often rendered as a tenant's due. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Scolopax (woodcock) > female wood-hen1281 1281–2 Yorkshire Inquis. (Yorks. Rec. Soc. 1892) I. 248 [One fowl at Christmas, called] le Wodehen. 1343 in Blount Fragm. Antiq. (1815) 358 Reddendo..et unam Wed~henne. 1371 Close Roll m. 4 dorso Tercia pars gallinarum illarum que erunt leuate infra dominium de Groby que vocantur le Wodehennes. ?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed lxxi. A A iij Ornix the wodehenne espyed the eggis of a Pecocke. 1612 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 280/2 Cum silvarum gallinis lie wode-hennis. 1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds iv. iv I will not pay one groat to anyone, Who's ass enough to misname woodhens ‘woodcocks’. 1901 J. Rhŷs Celtic Folklore i. 55 The wife then flew away like a wood~hen..into the lake. 2. Any flightless rail of the genus Ocydromus, of New Zealand and other Pacific islands: = weka n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Gruiformes > [noun] > family Rallidae (rail) > gallirallus ausralis (weka) water hen1770 wood-hen1773 weka1845 ocydrome1884 bush-hen1939 1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 16 Apr. (1969) II. 121 At the head is a fine sandy beach where I found a vast number of Water or Wood Hens. 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. iv. 95 Two young weka, or wood-hens, about as large as sparrows. 1874 Ibis 4 97 Wood or Maori Hen. Weka. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1281
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