pea-hen

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• pea|hen — «PEE HEHN», noun. the female of the peacock. It is smaller and less showy than the male peacock …   Useful english dictionary

• Heath pea — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gray hen — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heath hen — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heath hen — Heath Heath (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[=e]tra field …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• peahen — pea|hen [ˈpi:hen] n a female ↑peacock …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• peahen — pea|hen [ pi,hen ] noun count a large brown bird that is a female PEACOCK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• peahen — pea•hen [[t]ˈpiˌhɛn[/t]] n. orn the female peafowl • Etymology: 1375–1425 …   From formal English to slang

• Peahen — Pea hen , n. [See {Peacock}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The hen or female peafowl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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