hen-cackle

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loud, sharp, or broken sound made by a hen, especially after laying an egg. countable,literally,uncountable
  2. A shrill, loud, or raucous laughter or chatter, typically associated with women. broadly,countable,figuratively,slang,uncountable
    — Doubtless there is a wider application of the term since a mere hen-cackle, a trifle, seems to have been the origin of the application.

词形变化

hen-cackles plural
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