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henned-up

henned-up adjective: surrounded by a harem of female turkeys and unlikely to move in response to a call.

Adjective

henned-up (comparative more henned-up, superlative most henned-up)

  1. Surrounded by a harem of female turkeys and unlikely to move in response to a call.
    • One of the biggest obstacles most turkey hunters will face is dealing with henned-up toms. They've already gathered their harem, and are in no hurry to leave them for the proverbial "bird in the bush."2003, Massachusetts Wildlife - Volumes 53-54, page 31
    • And just when things seem darkest, turkeys pile it on by going silent, acting weird, getting henned-up, or just otherwise going into a funk.2006, Brian Lovett, Hunting Pressured Turkeys, page 145

Forms of henned-up

comparativemore henned-up
superlativemost henned-up

Questions about henned-up

What does henned-up mean?
Henned-up means surrounded by a harem of female turkeys and unlikely to move in response to a call.
What part of speech is henned-up?
Henned-up is an adjective.

Words near henned-up in the dictionary

  1. Henneberry
  2. Henneberrys
  3. Hennebique system
  4. henned
  5. henned up
  6. henned-up
  7. Hennekam syndrome
  8. Henneke
  9. Hennekes
  10. Hennell
  11. Henneman

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