Leghorn vs Hen - What's the difference?
leghorn | hen |
A breed of mostly white poultry.
* ”Among the light breeds there are probably more good strains of White Leghorn' than any other variety. The Brown '''Leghorn''' is not quite so popular but is capable of high yields …. The Black ' Leghorn is another breed which has enjoyed popularity.” See ref. p. 42.
(dialectal) To throw.
A female bird.
(specifically ) A female chicken, especially one kept for its eggs.
* , title=The Mirror and the Lamp
, chapter=2 (slang) A woman.
(informal) The woman whose impending marriage is being celebrated at a hen night.
In lang=en terms the difference between leghorn and hen
is that leghorn is the town of Livorno in Italy while hen is a woman.As a proper noun Leghorn
is the town of Livorno in Italy.As an adverb hen is
hence.As a verb hen is
to throw.leghorn
English
Noun
(Leghorn chicken) (en noun)References
1962: C.Arthur Pearson. Pictorial Poultry-Keeping. Cox & Wyman Ltd (2nd ed.)hen
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) henne, heonne, hinne, from earlier henene, heonenen, henen, from (etyl) heonan, hionan, heonane, . See also (l).Etymology 2
From , or a variant of hench.Verb
(henn)Etymology 3
From (etyl), from (etyl) henn, .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen , the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.}}
