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Definition of Guinea hen
1. Noun. Flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens).
2. Noun. Female guinea fowl.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guinea Hen
Literary usage of Guinea hen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"GUINEA-HEN. A cant term for a prostitute. lago applies this term to Desdemona,
to make Roderigo think lightly of his passion. Ere I would say I would drown ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Ere I would . . . drown myself for the love of л Guinea- hen, 1 would change my
humanity with a baboon. Shot., Othello, I. 3. 3. A species of fritillary, ..."
3. Wimples and Crisping Pins: Being Studies in the Coiffure and Ornaments of Women by Theodore Child (1894)
"... head-dress worn at a recent reception by the lady Ra'hel—a sort of helmet in
the shape of a guinea-hen, with half-opened wings that covered the temples, ..."
4. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1872)
"YOUR Guinea-hen — how satin smooth Her silver-spotted gown ! She has a top-knot
on her head,— A little feather-crown. I've seen her once; so fine a bird I ..."
5. Mark Twain: A Biography : the Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"Lewis had some fowls, and among them was a particularly pestiferous guinea-hen
that used to get up at three in the morning and go around making the kind of ..."
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