Meaning of hern | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Corner, nook.
   dialectal
2. Heron.
   dialectal, poetic
3. A surname.
4. A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside.
   dialectal
5. A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field.
   dialectal

Examples

“Now for Swans & Ducks, and such like⟳ Birds of the Water, it is obvious to take⟳ notice⟳ how well they are fitted for that manner of life. For those that swim⟳, their Feet are framed for it like⟳ a pair of Oars, their Claws being connected with a pretty broad Membrane; and their Necks are long, that they may dive⟳ deep enough into the water. As also the Neck of the Hern, and such like⟳ Fowl who live⟳ of Fishes, and are fain to frequent their Element, who walk⟳ on long stilts also like⟳ the people that dwell in the Marshes; but their Claws have⟳ no such Membranes, for they had been but a hindrance to those kind of Birds that onely wade in the water, and do not swim⟳.”

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