hennishadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnɪʃ/

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Characteristic or reminiscent of a hen; resembling a hen.In early use sometimes in the specific sense ‘cowardly, timid’; cf. hen-heart n., hen-hearted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [adjective] > of or like a hen

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1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 88 His hennish hart & courage, which twise already hath been wel proued, to be as base & deiect at y^e sight of any storme of aduerse fortune, as euer was Hennes hart at the sight of a Fox.

1595 R. Southwell St. Peters Complaint 28 Well might a cocke correct me with a crow: Whome hennish cackling first did ouerthrow.

1650 Exact Relation 2 Bloudy Fights 4 Hee's hennish and Henely in his name is not Cockish therefore deserves no fame.

1825 T. Carlyle Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) III. 298 Does not the very hen..find..happiness such as her hennish nature requires?

1922 Egg Reporter 6 Dec. 10/2 Why shouldn't there be roosterish hens and hennish roosters.

2009 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 14 Apr. (e1 ed.) (Entertainment section) 2 The scratching feet, bobbing head, flapping wings and hennish cackle.

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

单词	hennish
释义	hennishadj. Brit. /ˈhɛnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈhɛnɪʃ/ Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Characteristic or reminiscent of a hen; resembling a hen.In early use sometimes in the specific sense ‘cowardly, timid’; cf. hen-heart n., hen-hearted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [adjective] > of or like a hen hennish1572 henny1929 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 88 His hennish hart & courage, which twise already hath been wel proued, to be as base & deiect at y^e sight of any storme of aduerse fortune, as euer was Hennes hart at the sight of a Fox. 1595 R. Southwell St. Peters Complaint 28 Well might a cocke correct me with a crow: Whome hennish cackling first did ouerthrow. 1650 Exact Relation 2 Bloudy Fights 4 Hee's hennish and Henely in his name is not Cockish therefore deserves no fame. 1825 T. Carlyle Let. 7 Mar. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) III. 298 Does not the very hen..find..happiness such as her hennish nature requires? 1922 Egg Reporter 6 Dec. 10/2 Why shouldn't there be roosterish hens and hennish roosters. 2009 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 14 Apr. (e1 ed.) (Entertainment section) 2 The scratching feet, bobbing head, flapping wings and hennish cackle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1572
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