white hen
noun
In phrases as the son of a white hen, a white hen's chick (also chicken)): a fortunate person or thing; a favourite child; compare senses A. 9 and A. 10.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages.
- petroleum ether
- petroleum fly
- petroleum geologist
- petroleum geology
- petroleum jelly
- petroleum oil
- petroleum spirit
- petroleum well
- petroleur
- petroleuse
- petrol gage
- petrol gauge
- petrolhead
- petrolic
- petroliferous
- petroline
- petrol injection
- petrolization
- petrolless
- petrol lighter
- petrologic
- petrological
- petrologist
- petrology
- petrol pump