henlike
advEtymology From hen + -like.
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In the manner of a hen.
- He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did.1901, Miles Franklin, “An Introduction to ’Possum Gully”, in My Brilliant Career, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 10:
- But then there was the rain. And with it memories of Vanikarri and the iron huts of the wards and the black-cloaked sisters running henlike through the puddles and giggling.1956, Robert C[onroy] Goldston, The Eighth Day, New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: Rinehart & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 198:
1 more example
- This brought other States running henlike to the winner.1968, Time Capsule 1932: A History of the Year Condensed from the Pages of Time, New York, N.Y.: Time-Life Books, →LCCN, page 53: