grey hen

English

Noun

grey hen (plural grey hens)

1. A female of the black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 28:

     I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling[.]

2. (historical) A large stone bottle for liquor.