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gray hen

gray hen is the alternative form of grey hen.

Meaning of grey hen

Noun

grey hen (plural grey hens)

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

Forms of gray hen

pluralgray hens

Questions about gray hen

What is gray hen the alternative form of?
Gray hen is the alternative form of grey hen.

Words near gray hen in the dictionary

  1. gray goo
  2. gray ground squirrel
  3. gray ground squirrels
  4. gray hat
  5. gray hats
  6. gray hen
  7. gray hens
  8. gray hydrogen
  9. gray iron
  10. gray irons
  11. gray jay

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