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hen-cackle

noun

Definitions

  1. A loud, sharp, or broken sound made by a hen, especially after laying an egg.

  2. A shrill, loud, or raucous laughter or chatter, typically associated with women.

    • 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.

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