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greyhen

[grey-hen]
noun British.
  1. the female of the black grouse.
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Origin of greyhen

1400–50; late Middle English. See grey, hen
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Examples from the Web for greyhen

Historical Examples

  • "Bless your kind heart, and good-day to your ladyship," answered the Greyhen.

    The Story of a Red Deer

    J. W. Fortescue

  • For the poults had been rather troublesome that morning, and the Greyhen's temper was a little upset in consequence.

British Dictionary definitions for greyhen

greyhen

noun
  1. the female of the black grouseCompare blackcock
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