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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Blue Hen State — The State of Delaware; a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother was a blue… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue Hen's Chickens — Blue Hen State Blue Hen State The State of Delaware; a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue Hen of Delaware — The Blue Hen of Delaware is a breed of chicken that was adopted on April 14 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. The University of Delaware mascot, known as YoUDee, is also modeled after the bird.The reason behind the notoriety of this bird can be … Wikipedia
Blue Hen Stakes — The Blue Hen Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two year old fillies held in the fall of each year at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware. An ungraded stakes event, it is raced on dirt and set at a distance of one and one… … Wikipedia
blue hen's chickens — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized B&H&C Etymology: probably from a nickname for a Delaware regiment in the Revolutionary War, known earlier as Caldwell s gamecocks, from blue hen, a kind of hen reputed to breed good gamecocks : delawareans … Useful english dictionary
Blue Hen Conference — The Blue Hen Conference is a high school sports conference comprised of public schools in New Castle County, Delaware. It is subdivided by size into two flights: Flight A *Alexis I. duPont High School *Charter School of Wilmington *Christiana… … Wikipedia
blue hen-hawk — noun The goshawk … Wiktionary
Blue Hen Chickens — Delawareans … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Blue Hen State — Delaware … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Blue Hen State — a nickname for the state of Delaware I … Useful english dictionary