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peahen

[ pee-hen ]

/ ˈpiˌhɛn /

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noun

the female peafowl.

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Origin of peahen

First recorded in 1375–1425, peahen is from the late Middle English word pehenne. See peacock, hen

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Examples from the Web for peahen

She 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.
My First Book:|Various
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

Word Origin and History for peahen

peahen

n.

c.1400, from Old English pawa "peafowl" (see peacock) + hen.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper