hen-skinadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnskɪn/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnˌskɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, skin n.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + skin n. Compare earlier chicken skin n. 1.

U.S. colloquial.

A. adj.

Of an item of clothing or footwear: made of thin or flimsy material.

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1846 Indiana State Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 18 Mar. (advt.) War declared Against all kinds of shop-worn, half-made hen-skin Boots and Shoes.

1876 Boston Daily Globe 3 June 4/5 (advt.) He has no hen-skin bargains! no horrible bankrupt stock!

1926 Service Bull. (U.S. Forest Service) 30 Aug. 9 The cold air whistled through the bars of my henskin undies like the hum of a mosquito.

1958 Le Mars (Iowa) Globe-Post 27 Feb. 1/2 Instead of the ‘hen skin’ clothes we wear today, we really prepared ourselves for winter.

1977 S. Van Cleve 40 Years' Gatherin's i. 5 The old fellow had on a hat, no gloves and a sorry henskin jacket.

B. n.

1. In plural. Esp. among lumberjacks, denoting an item made of thin or flimsy material.

a. Shoes that are made from light, thin leather, and hence unsuitable as workwear. Now rare.

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1886 Forest & Stream 7 Jan. 465/2 ‘Say, boys, look at the hen skins.’ I opened my eyes and looked. My beautiful moccasins had turned two shades darker in color.

1915 Boot & Shoe Recorder 14 Aug. 48/1 But he sold hen skins to the engine man.

?1967 T. Scribner Lumberjack 12 We go in the boom shack, get on our ‘henskins’ (oxfords) hang up our cork shoes to dry out, and I take off for home.

b. Lightweight underwear. rare.

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1921 J. B. Hendryx Connie Morgan in Fur Country iii. 39 Dressin' in them hen-skins! Git plenty of good thick flannel underwear.

1977 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 16 Jan. (State section) 5/1 Newcomers wear ‘hen skins’, talk into ‘groan boxes’ and secure timber with ‘chokers’ and ‘hootenannys’.

2. In the language of cowboys: a cheap, poor-quality blanket or quilt, esp. a bedroll used for camping. Now rare.

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1902 Out West June 620 Why don't you burn these henskins and get you a decent bed?

1936 R. F. Adams Cowboy Lingo iv. 36 The cowboy's bed was made of blankets and..‘soogans’, which were heavy comforts often made from the patches of pants, coats, and overcoats. If these latter were stuffed with feathers, they were called ‘hen-skins’.

1976 D. Rickey $10 Horse, $40 Saddle 104 The cheapest type of bedroll blanket was a thin article known as a ‘henskin’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hen-skin
释义	hen-skinadj.n. Brit. /ˈhɛnskɪn/, U.S. /ˈhɛnˌskɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, skin n. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + skin n. Compare earlier chicken skin n. 1. U.S. colloquial. A. adj. Of an item of clothing or footwear: made of thin or flimsy material. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other smalleOE lightc1230 round1402 side-necked1430 wanton1489 Spanish1530 tucked1530 lustya1555 civil1582 open-breasted1598 full1601 everlasting1607 sheeten1611 nothinga1616 burly1651 pin-up1677 slouching1691 double-breasted1701 negligée1718 translated1727 uniform1746 undress1777 single-breasted1796 unworn1798 mamalone1799 costumic1801 safeguard1822 Tom and Jerry1830 lightweight1837 fancy dress1844 wrap-1845 hen-skin1846 Mary Stuart1846 well-cut1849 mousquetaire1851 empire1852 costumary1853 solid1859 spring weight1869 Henri II1870 western1881 hard-boiled1882 man-of-war1883 Henley1886 demi-season1890 Gretchen1890 toreador1892 crossover1893 French cut1896 drifty1897 boxy1898 Buster Brown1902 Romney1903 modistic1907 Peter Pan1908 classic1909 Fauntleroy1911 baby doll1912 flared1928 flare1929 tuck-in1929 unpressed1932 Edwardian1934 swingy1937 topless1937 wraparound1937 dressed-down1939 cover-up1942 Sun Yat-sen1942 utility1942 non-utility1948 sudsable1951 off-the-shoulder1953 peasant1953 flareless1954 A-line1955 matador1955 stretch1956 wash-and-wear1959 layered1962 Tom Jones1964 Carnaby Street1965 Action Man1966 Mao-style1967 wear-dated1968 thermal1970 bondage1980 swaggery1980 hoochie1990 mitumba1990 kinderwhore1994 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > [adjective] > other voideda1539 high-topped1582 low-cuta1600 upright1608 seven-league1707 spurred?1707 japanned1750 hen-skin1846 pegged1846 stogy1847 wing-tip1872 foxed1880 brogued1894 welted1895 orthopaedic1897 tackless1907 dazzle1931 Jesus1942 pebble-grained1943 unconstructed1973 1846 Indiana State Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 18 Mar. (advt.) War declared Against all kinds of shop-worn, half-made hen-skin Boots and Shoes. 1876 Boston Daily Globe 3 June 4/5 (advt.) He has no hen-skin bargains! no horrible bankrupt stock! 1926 Service Bull. (U.S. Forest Service) 30 Aug. 9 The cold air whistled through the bars of my henskin undies like the hum of a mosquito. 1958 Le Mars (Iowa) Globe-Post 27 Feb. 1/2 Instead of the ‘hen skin’ clothes we wear today, we really prepared ourselves for winter. 1977 S. Van Cleve 40 Years' Gatherin's i. 5 The old fellow had on a hat, no gloves and a sorry henskin jacket. B. n. 1. In plural. Esp. among lumberjacks, denoting an item made of thin or flimsy material. a. Shoes that are made from light, thin leather, and hence unsuitable as workwear. Now rare. ΚΠ 1886 Forest & Stream 7 Jan. 465/2 ‘Say, boys, look at the hen skins.’ I opened my eyes and looked. My beautiful moccasins had turned two shades darker in color. 1915 Boot & Shoe Recorder 14 Aug. 48/1 But he sold hen skins to the engine man. ?1967 T. Scribner Lumberjack 12 We go in the boom shack, get on our ‘henskins’ (oxfords) hang up our cork shoes to dry out, and I take off for home. b. Lightweight underwear. rare. ΚΠ 1921 J. B. Hendryx Connie Morgan in Fur Country iii. 39 Dressin' in them hen-skins! Git plenty of good thick flannel underwear. 1977 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 16 Jan. (State section) 5/1 Newcomers wear ‘hen skins’, talk into ‘groan boxes’ and secure timber with ‘chokers’ and ‘hootenannys’. 2. In the language of cowboys: a cheap, poor-quality blanket or quilt, esp. a bedroll used for camping. Now rare. ΚΠ 1902 Out West June 620 Why don't you burn these henskins and get you a decent bed? 1936 R. F. Adams Cowboy Lingo iv. 36 The cowboy's bed was made of blankets and..‘soogans’, which were heavy comforts often made from the patches of pants, coats, and overcoats. If these latter were stuffed with feathers, they were called ‘hen-skins’. 1976 D. Rickey $10 Horse, $40 Saddle 104 The cheapest type of bedroll blanket was a thin article known as a ‘henskin’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1846
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