MUD HEN Definition & Meaning

mud hen

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mud hen

any of various birds that frequent marshes or similar places, esp the coots, rails, etc

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Origin of mud hen¹

First recorded in 1800–10

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As he stood by the water, two dark birds floated on the surface — American coots, or mud hens.

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Looking back, it is hard to imagine him shooting anything — even a mud hen in 1918.”

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The man in the stalled motorboat was gone; the mud hens were gone.

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Among so many peacocks, I was a mud hen.

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

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