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Houdan

[ hoo-dan ]

noun

  1. one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.


Houdan

/ ˈhuːdæn /

noun

  1. a breed of light domestic fowl originally from France, with a distinctive full crest
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Houdan1

First recorded in 1870–75; after Houdan, village near Paris where these hens were bred
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Houdan1

C19: named after Houdan, village near Paris where the breed originated
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Example Sentences

The breed takes its name from the town of Houdan, the center of a district in which this is the common type of fowl.

A houdan cockerel with bedraggled speckly plumage and a ragged crest hanging over one eye struts from doorstep to doorstep.

Also the average degree of polydactylism is much greater in the Silkie than in the Houdan crosses.

It is also clear that the offspring of Silkie crosses are more apt to be polydactyl than those of Houdan crosses.

To summarize: "Potency," as measured by dominance of the extra-toed condition, is inherited, in the Houdan crosses at least.

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