transitive. Of a hen: to call, summon, or gather together (chicks) by clucking. Also intransitive with of. Cf. cluck, v. 1a. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [verb (transitive)] > call chickens (of hen) (4) clock?1440 transitive. Of a hen: to call, summon, or gather together (chicks) by clucking. Also intransitive with of. Cf. cluck, v. 1a. Obsolete. chichc1450 transitive. Of a hen: to call (her chicks). Cf. chick, v.2 1b. cluck1481 transitive. Of a hen: to summon, attract, or gather together (chicks) by making its characteristic call (see sense 1b). Also used occasionally of… chuckle1690 To cluck or cackle as a hen; also with complement (transitive) to call (together) with a chuckle. |
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