(A). Some money laid by. The allusion is to the custom of placing an egg in a hen's nest to induce her to lay her eggs there. If a person has saved a little money, it serves as an…
Gothic, tai-hun (two hands); Old German, ze-hen, whence zehn, zen. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ten CommandmentsTempora Mutantur A B C D E F G H…
(To). To run in a foolhardy manner into danger, as a hen flies in the face of a dog or cat. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fly in the Face of ProvidenceFly…
Day 574 Day 576 Clark, April 3, 1805 April the 3rd Thursday 1805 a white frost this morning, Some ice on the edge of the water, a fine day Pack up and prepare to load Mrs. La Roche…
Day 699 Day 701 Lewis, June 5, 1805 Wednesday June 5th 1805. This morning was cloudy and so could that I was obleged to have recourse to a blanket coat in order to keep myself comfortable…
Cowardly. Young fowls are remarkably timid, and run to the wing of the hen upon the slightest cause of alarm. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ChienChicken A…
A hangman's rope. “Ye shall have a hempen caudle then, and, the help of a hatchet.” —Shakespeare: 2 Hen. VI., iv. 7. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hempen…
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A nursery tale of German invention. The giant is All-Father, whose three treasures are (1) a harp —i.e. the wind; (2) bags full of treasures —i.e. the rain; and (3) the red hen which…
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