guinea-henn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈguinea-hen.

†1. The turkey-hen or turkey. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Meleagrididae (turkey) > female

turkey-hen1555

guinea-hen1578

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > guinea-fowl

turkey-hen1552

turkey-cock1577

guinea-hen1578

turkey1655

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lii. 214 With white and blacke spots, lyke to the feathers of the Turkie or Ginny hen.

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 322 Ginny hennes, otherwise called Turkey cockes, and in Spanish Pauos.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 296 The Ginnie or Turkey hens in a part of Africke called Numidia, be in great request.

a1637 B. Jonson Praises Country Life 53 The Ginny-hen Could not goe downe my belly then More sweet than Olives.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 176 Turkeys, or Ginney-hens, or Cocks, are a melancholy Fowl.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 21 Fowls for Game they have several, the best of which is the Guinney Hen.

a. The guinea-fowl, or the female of the same.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl)

guinea-hen1599

Guinea1620

turkey1655

pintado1666

chequer-bird1745

tamis-bird1774

guinea fowl1788

Guinea bird1792

galeeny1796

come-back1811

tarentaal1827

tompot1891

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl) > female

turkey-hen1552

guinea-hen1599

pearl hen1840

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. K4 The Græcians call these foules Meleagridae:..For (they say) Meleagers Sisters were transformed into Ginny-hens.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland i. 23 Guinea-Hens; which the Natives of those Islands call Gallena Pintada, or the Painted Hen.

1781 T. Pennant in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 76 The Guinea hens have long been imported into Britain.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Brook in Maud & Other Poems 103 He praised his hens, his geese, his guinea-hens.

†b. slang. A courtesan, prostitute. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > courtesan

plover1304

pamphelet?a1513

nun?1518

courtesan1549

musk cat?1567

stallion?1578

maiden of joy1585

miniard1598

quail1609

guinea-hena1616

light horsea1627

lady of pleasure1652

lorette1865

oiran1871

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 315 Ere I would say I would drowne my selfe, for the loue of a Ginny Hen, I would change my humanity with a Baboone.

1639 H. Glapthorne Trag. Albertus Wallenstein iii. ii. sig. Fii^v Yonder's the cock oth' game, About to tred yon ginny hen, they'r billing.

1708 Brit. Apollo 17–22 Dec. You in an Honourable Amour,..cannot bear a little Cackling from a Guinea Hen!

Compounds

guinea-hen flower n. the fritillary, Fritillaria Meleagris.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > fritillary

Fritillaria1578

crown imperial1595

chequered daffodil1597

guinea-hen flower1597

Persian lily1597

fritillary1633

imperial crown1664

drooping tulip1759

snake's head1859

snake-head1884

snake's-head lily1899

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 122 The checkered Daffodill or Ginny hen flower, hath..flowers..checkered most strangely.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole vii. 44 I leaue to eueryone their owne will to call it in English eyther Fritillaria, as it is called of most, or the checkerd Daffodill, or the Ginnee Hen flower , or, as I doe, the checkerd Lilly.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 556/1 Guinea-hen flower, Fritillaria meleagris.

guinea-hen weed n. a West Indian herb, the Petiveria alliacea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Phytolaccaceae (poke-weed and allies) > [noun]

redweed1624

poke1687

phytolacca1730

pork physic1733

pokeweed1751

pokeberry1754

rivina1754

guinea-hen weed1836

hoop-withe1847

pocan1858

strong man's weed1864

ink weed1913

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 297 Petiveria..is thought..to be coveted by Guinea-hens, and hence its vulgar name of Guinea-hen weed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	guinea-hen
释义	guinea-henn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈguinea-hen. †1. The turkey-hen or turkey. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > member of Meleagrididae (turkey) > female turkey-hen1555 guinea-hen1578 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > guinea-fowl turkey-hen1552 turkey-cock1577 guinea-hen1578 turkey1655 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lii. 214 With white and blacke spots, lyke to the feathers of the Turkie or Ginny hen. 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 322 Ginny hennes, otherwise called Turkey cockes, and in Spanish Pauos. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 296 The Ginnie or Turkey hens in a part of Africke called Numidia, be in great request. a1637 B. Jonson Praises Country Life 53 The Ginny-hen Could not goe downe my belly then More sweet than Olives. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 176 Turkeys, or Ginney-hens, or Cocks, are a melancholy Fowl. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 21 Fowls for Game they have several, the best of which is the Guinney Hen. 2. a. The guinea-fowl, or the female of the same. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl) guinea-hen1599 Guinea1620 turkey1655 pintado1666 chequer-bird1745 tamis-bird1774 guinea fowl1788 Guinea bird1792 galeeny1796 come-back1811 tarentaal1827 tompot1891 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Numididae > member of (guinea-fowl) > female turkey-hen1552 guinea-hen1599 pearl hen1840 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. K4 The Græcians call these foules Meleagridae:..For (they say) Meleagers Sisters were transformed into Ginny-hens. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland i. 23 Guinea-Hens; which the Natives of those Islands call Gallena Pintada, or the Painted Hen. 1781 T. Pennant in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 76 The Guinea hens have long been imported into Britain. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Brook in Maud & Other Poems 103 He praised his hens, his geese, his guinea-hens. †b. slang. A courtesan, prostitute. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > a prostitute > courtesan plover1304 pamphelet?a1513 nun?1518 courtesan1549 musk cat?1567 stallion?1578 maiden of joy1585 miniard1598 quail1609 guinea-hena1616 light horsea1627 lady of pleasure1652 lorette1865 oiran1871 a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 315 Ere I would say I would drowne my selfe, for the loue of a Ginny Hen, I would change my humanity with a Baboone. View more context for this quotation 1639 H. Glapthorne Trag. Albertus Wallenstein iii. ii. sig. Fii^v Yonder's the cock oth' game, About to tred yon ginny hen, they'r billing. 1708 Brit. Apollo 17–22 Dec. You in an Honourable Amour,..cannot bear a little Cackling from a Guinea Hen! Compounds guinea-hen flower n. the fritillary, Fritillaria Meleagris. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > fritillary Fritillaria1578 crown imperial1595 chequered daffodil1597 guinea-hen flower1597 Persian lily1597 fritillary1633 imperial crown1664 drooping tulip1759 snake's head1859 snake-head1884 snake's-head lily1899 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 122 The checkered Daffodill or Ginny hen flower, hath..flowers..checkered most strangely. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole vii. 44 I leaue to eueryone their owne will to call it in English eyther Fritillaria, as it is called of most, or the checkerd Daffodill, or the Ginnee Hen flower , or, as I doe, the checkerd Lilly. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 556/1 Guinea-hen flower, Fritillaria meleagris. guinea-hen weed n. a West Indian herb, the Petiveria alliacea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Phytolaccaceae (poke-weed and allies) > [noun] redweed1624 poke1687 phytolacca1730 pork physic1733 pokeweed1751 pokeberry1754 rivina1754 guinea-hen weed1836 hoop-withe1847 pocan1858 strong man's weed1864 ink weed1913 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 297 Petiveria..is thought..to be coveted by Guinea-hens, and hence its vulgar name of Guinea-hen weed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1578
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