fool hen

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noun

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

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Origin of fool hen

First recorded in 1750–60

What they found was that most people preferred to work with the lovable fool rather than the competent jerk.
The Case Against In-Your-Face Atheism|Steve Neumann|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You have to risk it, and be in danger of looking like an absolute fool.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway|Tim Teeman|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This might not fool a knowledgeable whiskey drinker, but how many of those desperate for Pappy are knowledgeable whiskey drinkers?
The Cult of Pappy van Winkle|Eric Felten|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My exact words were to allow ‘any fool in the world with Internet access’ to freely modify any page on the site.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He even claims that hen partridges conceive just by smelling the scent of males.
Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel|Nick Romeo|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
I am not fool enough to put my precious Naps in jeopardy, just when I am so deucedly in want of them, too.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
David thought the farmer a fool, and rode on, admiring the blue sky uncheckered by a single cloud.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Out of the darkening sky rang the twanging call of a night-hawk, and the cluck of a dozing hen sounded from the foliage overhead.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd