- brooding hen(brood-hen)
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Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
brooding hen(brood-hen)
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brooding — rood ing, a. good at incubating eggs, especially of a fowl kept for that purpose; as, a brooding hen. Syn: brood, hatching. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brood — (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brooding — Brood Brood (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brood´i|ness — brood|y «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » … Useful english dictionary
brood|y — «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » … Useful english dictionary
brooding — broodingly, adv. /brooh ding/, adj. 1. preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind. 2. cast in subdued light so as to convey a somewhat threatening atmosphere: Dusk fell on the brooding hills.… … Universalium
Brooded — Brood Brood (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brooding}.] 1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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