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Houdan

American

[hoo-dan] / ˈhu dæn /

noun

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

Houdan British

/ ˈhuːdæn /

noun

a breed of light domestic fowl originally from France, with a distinctive full crest

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Etymology

Origin of Houdan

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

Example Sentences

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This condition is found in the Houdan and Dorking breeds.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Houdan, hōō′dang, n. a valued breed of domestic fowls, orig. from Houdan in Seine-et-Oise.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Probably refers to the breed now more commonly known as "Houdan".

From Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

Then I halted, and despatching the two grooms to Houdan with a letter for my wife, I took, myself, the road to Le Mesnil, which lies about three leagues to the west.

From From the Memoirs of a Minister of France by Weyman, Stanley John

The Houdan hen was never drawn into the cult of Sredni Vashtar.

From The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki

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