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sage hen
noun
- the sage grouse, especially the female.
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Origin of sage hen1
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Example Sentences
With another he crushed a monsthrous sage hen, at wanst th' most threacherous an' th' hardiest iv th' beasts iv th' wild.
One of Loyd's men shot a sage hen, which is a species of grouse somewhat larger than a prairie hen.
Jonathan killed a sage hen to-day; we found it good, delicate flavored meat, much better than prairie hen.
The sly coyote, the simple antelope, and the cunning sage hen still hold sway as they did when I first traversed the country.
The sage grouse, or sage hen is the largest of the grouse of America, some of the males weighing as much as seven pounds.
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