Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grey hen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: grey hen
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix.

noun

A large stone bottle for liquor.

Example Sentences

"I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling[.]"
"That the British Greyhen differs from the typical Scandinavian bird (Lyrurus t. tetrix) has for some years been suspected by Witherby, who has been waiting to obtain sufficient material before coming to a definite conclusion. Recently Lönnberg, on comparing a Scottish killed Greyhen with Swedish birds, also noticed the differences between them."

Inflected Forms

grey hens (plural) greyhen (alternative) grayhen (alternative) gray hen (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

blackcock heath cock

Synonyms

heath hen greyhen grayhen gray hen

Questions

What does grey hen mean?: A female of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix.

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