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Stank Hen (A)

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A moor-hen. (Stagnum [Latin], a pool, pond, or stank [tank still common]; sto, to stand.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Standing Dish (A)
Standing Orders
Standing Stones
Standard
Standards
Standards of Individuals
Standards
Stang
Stanhope (A)
Stanhope Lens
Stank Hen (A)
Stannary Courts
Star (A)
Star (in Christian art)
Star Chamber
Star-crossed
Star of Bethlehem (The)
Star of the South
Stars and Garters! (My)
Stars and Stripes (The) or the Star-spangled Banner
Starboard and Larboard