Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of several different birds of the family Rallidæ.
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Examples
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It is separated from the main land by a scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way through a wilderness of reeds and slime, a favorite resort of the marsh-hen.
The Gold-Bug 2006
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It is separated from the mainland by a scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way through a wilderness of reeds and slime, a favorite resort of the marsh-hen.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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It is separated from the mainland by a scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way through a wilderness of reeds and slime, a favorite resort of the marsh-hen.
Selections from Poe J. Montgomery Gambrill
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Masanath would hunt for wild-duck and marsh-hen, while there was yet time.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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Is it known to the little marsh-hen that cunningly builds her nest at the foot of the sedges?
Virginia: the Old Dominion Cortelle Hutchins
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"The marsh-hen will stand thee in good stead and thou hast a weary day before thee."
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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It is separated from the main land by a scarcely perceptible creek, oozing its way through a wilderness of reeds and slime, a favorite resort of the marsh-hen.
The Short-story William Patterson Atkinson
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Rachel asked, after the marsh-hen was less apparent.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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As the marsh-hen secretly builds on the watery sod,
Marshes of Glynn 1912
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I will fly in the greatness of God as the marsh-hen flies
Marshes of Glynn 1912
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