Meaning of grey hen | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix.
2. A large stone bottle for liquor.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling[.]”

“That the British Greyhen differs from the typical Scandinavian bird (Lyrurus t. tetrix) has for some years been suspected by Witherby, who has been waiting to obtain⟳ sufficient material before coming to a definite conclusion. Recently Lönnberg, on comparing a Scottish killed Greyhen with Swedish birds, also noticed the differences between them.”

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