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mud hen

or mudhen

noun

  1. any of various marsh-inhabiting birds, especially the American coot.


mud hen

noun

  1. any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc
“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 mud hen1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

Boy and Dr. shot some robins and Jake got a mud hen; and from a passing wagon we secured a roast of beef.

Seems the doctor said as he thought as it was a golden-headed oriole but the friend thought as it was a mud hen.

It looked like a cross between a mud hen and a duck, was gray in color and had a short bill.

Then drawing the magic hook, he baited it with the Alae or sacred mud hen belonging to his Mother Hina.

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