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I flung the mudhen inside and they laughed no more.
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I flung the mudhen inside and they laughed no more.
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Rod watched the distant figure that was Emma—she was like a furious little mudhen, pacing the riverbank, waving one fist in the air—until she and the town disappeared from view.
MEMORY’S EMBRACE Linda Lael Miller 1986
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Rod watched the distant figure that was Emma—she was like a furious little mudhen, pacing the riverbank, waving one fist in the air—until she and the town disappeared from view.
MEMORY’S EMBRACE Linda Lael Miller 1986
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"Little mudhen, I'll put more than a hand on you-"
Splinter Of The Mind's Eye Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1978
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"Little mudhen, I'll put more than a hand on you ...."
Splinter Of The Mind's Eye Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1978
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Blackbirds and jays are very good to practice on but the very best would be a coot, sometimes called crow duck or mudhen.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration Albert B. Farnham
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Purchased from Boeing in 1981 and retired in March 2007, and as the pilots say - "No accidents is no accident" We miss you mudhen.
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Purchased from Boeing in 1981 and retired in March 2007, and as the pilots say - "No accidents is no accident" We miss you mudhen.
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Purchased from Boeing in 1981 and retired in March 2007, and as the pilots say - "No accidents is no accident" We miss you mudhen.
reesetee commented on the word mudhen
Obsolete term for the American Coot. I don't know which name is worse.
December 7, 2007
john commented on the word mudhen
Also the name of the Toledo, OH minor league baseball team.
December 8, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mudhen
Yes indeed! (I learned that from years of watching M*A*S*H.) Did you know that the U. of Delaware's mascot is the Fightin' Blue Hen?
December 8, 2007
bilby commented on the word mudhen
I want the Important Concepts Learned From MASH list.
December 8, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mudhen
I'll get to it as soon as I finish "What Is a Chained_Bear, Anyhow?" Can't rush these things. ;-)
December 8, 2007
bilby commented on the word mudhen
*waits, patiently goggle-eyed*
December 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word mudhen
OOH! OOH!! What a great list idea!!
December 8, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mudhen
Go for it, c_b, if you want to. :-)
December 9, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word mudhen
Why, thank you. Don't mind if I do.
December 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mudhen
Fun!
December 10, 2007