prairie henn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛːrɪ ˌhɛn/, U.S.

/ˈprɛri ˌhɛn/

Forms: see prairie n. and hen n.¹

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

Etymology: < prairie n. + hen n.¹ Compare later prairie chicken n.

= prairie chicken n. 1.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Tympanuchus > tympanuchus cupido (prairie-chicken)

pheasant1625

mountain cock1791

prairie fowl1804

prairie hen1804

prairie cock1805

pinnated grouse1811

chicken1812

prairie chicken1832

prairie grouse1851

1804 M. Lewis Jrnl. 8 Aug. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1986) II. 462 The Prarie hen or grouse, was seen in the praries between the Missouri and the river platte.

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. xxxiii. 16 The Prairie Hen, is..very much like the English grouse, or heath hen, both in size, in colour, and in habits.

1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 135 (note) There is still another pinnated-grouse variety, found in the Southwest, and known in the books as Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, also as Texas Prairie Hen, Lesser Prairie Hen, and Pale Pinnated Grouse.

1909 G. Parker Northern Lights 336 A prairie hen rustled by with a shrill cluck.

1953 Amer. Speech 28 280 Prairie hen... This name has been given to the prairie chicken rather generally, and to the sharp-tailed grouse less extensively.

2002 Californian (Nexis) 20 July 1 e In years past, I've looked about as exciting [at the Rodeo] as a prairie hen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prairie hen
释义	prairie henn. Brit. /ˈprɛːrɪ ˌhɛn/, U.S. /ˈprɛri ˌhɛn/ Forms: see prairie n. and hen n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prairie n., hen n.¹ Etymology: < prairie n. + hen n.¹ Compare later prairie chicken n. = prairie chicken n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > genus Tympanuchus > tympanuchus cupido (prairie-chicken) pheasant1625 mountain cock1791 prairie fowl1804 prairie hen1804 prairie cock1805 pinnated grouse1811 chicken1812 prairie chicken1832 prairie grouse1851 1804 M. Lewis Jrnl. 8 Aug. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1986) II. 462 The Prarie hen or grouse, was seen in the praries between the Missouri and the river platte. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. xxxiii. 16 The Prairie Hen, is..very much like the English grouse, or heath hen, both in size, in colour, and in habits. 1888 G. Trumbull Names & Portraits Birds 135 (note) There is still another pinnated-grouse variety, found in the Southwest, and known in the books as Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, also as Texas Prairie Hen, Lesser Prairie Hen, and Pale Pinnated Grouse. 1909 G. Parker Northern Lights 336 A prairie hen rustled by with a shrill cluck. 1953 Amer. Speech 28 280 Prairie hen... This name has been given to the prairie chicken rather generally, and to the sharp-tailed grouse less extensively. 2002 Californian (Nexis) 20 July 1 e In years past, I've looked about as exciting [at the Rodeo] as a prairie hen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1804
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