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fool hen

noun

any of various grouse, as the spruce grouse, that can be killed easily because of their relative tameness.

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Words nearby fool hen

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Origin of fool hen

First recorded in 1750–60
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fool hen

  • I suppose you didn't notice if you hit that fool-hen, Colonel Cruickshank?

    Gold, Gold, in Cariboo!|Clive Phillipps-Wolley

  • If a poor cackling grouse or "fool-hen" be thrust into the pit, the Indian is almost sure to find a prisoner.

    The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut

  • This evening luck had deserted his fishing, so the trapper took a rifle and went into the woods after a fool-hen.

    The Maid of the Whispering Hills|Vingie E. Roe