hernshaw

[ hurn-shaw ]

/ ˈhɜrn ʃɔ /

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noun British Dialect.

a heron.

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Origin of hernshaw

1555–65; variant of dial. heronsew,Middle English <Middle French heronceau, heroncel, diminutive of heronheron

Mr. Gaunt, you see, values Bolton and Hernshaw very highly; why, he is in despair at losing them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
Only he attached one condition, that Bolton and Hernshaw should be settled on Kate for her separate use.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
Miss Hernshaw demanded, whirling her face round, and fixing him with eyes of beautiful fierceness.
Questionable Shapes|William Dean Howells
It seemed like breaking faith with Miss Hernshaw, too, though this impression would have been harder to reason than the other.
Questionable Shapes|William Dean Howells

Upon this surface the comment of the man on Miss Hernshaw's right wandered indefatigably.
Questionable Shapes|William Dean Howells