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A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.

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  1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
  2. A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen.
  3. 1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head. [Scot.] Jamieson. 2. A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, though to resemble a crested hen. [Scot.] Jamieson.