sage hen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sage hen
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“Until that happens, funding for any potential ESA rule with respect to the sage hen should be withheld.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2014
My blood began to simmer like sage hen stew.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Jonathan killed a sage hen to-day; we found it good, delicate flavored meat, much better than prairie hen.
From Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
He declared that anybody with the brains of a sick sage hen would have stopped the thing right in the start.
From The Flying U's Last Stand by Bower, B. M.
With another he crushed a monsthrous sage hen, at wanst th' most threacherous an' th' hardiest iv th' beasts iv th' wild.
From Mr. Dooley Says by Dunne, Finley Peter
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