What is a hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. "Dame Partlett, the hen." Shak called?
partlet — A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. "Dame Partlett, the hen." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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