Phrases related to: maori hen

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mother hen	A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow	It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.	Rate it: (1.80 / 5 votes)
hen's teeth	Anything very rare or impossible to obtain is said to be like finding hen’s teeth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hen's teeth	Plural form of hen's tooth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hen's tooth	Anything not naturally occuring.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Mad As a Wet Hen	Seething, umbrageous, choleric, fuming	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mother hen	An outspoken and overprotective woman dealing with others' affairs.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Scare as Hen's Teeth	Something scarce and not found in abundance, a rare thing or non-existent	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
femme qui parle comme homme et geline qui chante comme coq ne sont bonnes à tenir	A whistling woman and a crowing hen Are good for neither cocks nor men.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
fox guarding the henhouse meaning	A for should not be trusted to guard a hen house because they are hen hunters and will eat them when given the chance.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
hens' teeth	Alternative form of hen's teeth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)