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hen tracks — Slang. illegible or barely legible handwriting. Also called hen scratches. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * hen tracks, U.S. Slang. illegible marks or figures in handwriting … Useful english dictionary
hen track — hen′ track n. Slang. cvb sts Usu., hen tracks. an illegible or barely legible bit of handwriting. Also called hen′ scratch • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
hen track — noun or hen scratch : an illegible or scarcely legible mark intended as handwriting covering page after page of ruled yellow foolscap with his inky hen tracks Bruce Bliven b. 1889 … Useful english dictionary
DJ Hen Boogie — born Henry Alexander III is an American DJ and producer whose music encompasses and fuses a wide variety of genres including jazz, hip hop, electronic music, and soul. He is arguably best known for being a pioneer of the Bay Area independent hip… … Wikipedia
Gotta Let This Hen Out! — Infobox Album Name = Gotta Let This Hen Out! Type = Live album Longtype = Artist = Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Released = start date|1985|10 Recorded = April 27, 1985, The Marquee, London Repaired at Alaska Studios Genre = Rock Length =… … Wikipedia
scrabble — Synonyms and related words: all fours, barbouillage, beat about, bore, burrow, clamber, crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, delve, dig, dig out, dike, doodle, dredge, drill, drive, excavate, feel around, feel for, fumble, furrow, go on tiptoe,… … Moby Thesaurus
scratch — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abort, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, adequate, anamorphosis, attrition, autolithograph, bad likeness, barbouillage, bark, barley, be a printmaker, belch, bezel, bird seed, birthmark, blackhead, blare, blat,… … Moby Thesaurus
scrawl — Synonyms and related words: barbouillage, doodle, hen scratches, hen tracks, illegibility, indecipherability, inscribe, pattes de mouche, pothookery, pothooks, pothooks and hangers, scrabble, scratch, scribble, scribbling, squiggle,… … Moby Thesaurus
scribble — Synonyms and related words: anamorphosis, bad likeness, barbouillage, botch, burlesque, caricature, daub, distortion, doodle, hen scratches, hen tracks, illegibility, indecipherability, jot down, misdraw, mispaint, parody, pattes de mouche,… … Moby Thesaurus
scribble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scrawl, scratch. n. scrawl, hen tracks. See writing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scrawl, scrabble, scratch; see handwriting . v. Syn. scrawl, scratch, scrabble; see write 2 . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
