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[ pee-hen ] / ˈpiˌhɛn /
Origin of peahenFirst recorded in 1375–1425, peahen is from the late Middle English word pehenne.See peacock, hen Words nearby peahenpeacock worm, pea crab, peafowl, peag, pea green, peahen, pea jacket, peak, Peak District, Peake, peaked Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peahenShe then turned again into a peahen, joined her sisters and all flew away. Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians|Woislav M. Petrovitch I just remember that he had a neck like a three-decker, and a voice like a peahen's. Run out to the terrace and see if the peahen has laid an egg. Prince Vance|Eleanor Putnam Next to the peahen a turkey hen makes the best mother for peachicks. Our Domestic Birds|John H. Robinson
Pea′chick, the young of the pea-fowl; Pea′cock-fish, a variegated labroid fish; Pea′-fowl, the peacock or peahen. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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