grey hen

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Noun[edit]

grey hen (plural grey hens)

  1. A female of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 28:
      I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling[.]
  2. (historical) A large stone bottle for liquor.
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