houchinn.
/ˈhaʊtʃɪn/ local.
An owl: cf. hobhouchin n.
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1746 W. Ellis Agric. Improv'd II. Aug. xiv. 101 In our Church-steeple..a Nest of Houchin's Eggs, to the Number of two large whitish ones, has been found.
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