Hen harrier — Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hen — Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hen clam — Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hen driver — Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hen driver — Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hen hawk — Hen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h[ o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harrier — Har ri*er, n. [From {Harry}.] 1. One who harries. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, as the European marsh harrier ({Circus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harrier hawk — Harrier Har ri*er, n. [From {Harry}.] 1. One who harries. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, as the European marsh harrier ({Circus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hen-driver — henˈ driver noun A hen harrier • • • Main Entry: ↑hen … Useful english dictionary
Hen Harrier — Taxobox name = Hen Harrier status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49360|title=Circus cyaneus|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species… … Wikipedia
hen harrier — noun common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land • Syn: ↑marsh hawk, ↑northern harrier, ↑Circus cyaneus • Hypernyms: ↑harrier • Member Holonyms: ↑Circus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary