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单词 marsh hen
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marsh hen


noun

any of various rails or raillike birds.

Origin of marsh hen

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby marsh hen

Marshfield, marsh gas, marsh grass, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, marsh hen, marshland, marshmallow, marshmallow test, marsh marigold, marsh orchid
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Example sentences from the Web for marsh hen

  • Marsh-Hen, much the same as in Europe, only she makes another sort of Noise, and much shriller.

    A New Voyage to Carolina|John Lawson
  • Sedge′-hen, a marsh-hen; Sedge′-war′bler, a reed-warbler, the sedge-wren.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marsh hen

marsh hen

noun

any bird that frequents marshes and swamps, esp a rail, coot, or gallinule
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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