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What does Scarce as hens teeth mean?
well, i found out that scarce means a lot less and hens have no teeth sooooo it sorta means less than nothing so it would also mean highly unlikely
What is the literal meaning of as rare as hens teeth?
This is not an idiom, so it means what it says. Something is as rare or hard to find as teeth on a female chicken (or any chicken) - chickens are birds, and do not have teeth.
Do hens have teeth?
No living birds have teeth as adults, some have an "egg tooth" but it's not for biting or chewing, it's to break their shell so they can hatch. Prehistoric birds did have teeth, some were quite impressive. Birds do not have teeth, although some species of geese have tooth-like serrations called 'tomia' which run along the outside of the top and bottom of their bills, and look very much like teeth.
Do Yamaha build left hand sg 2000 guitars?
yes they do but they are like hens teeth.
What is a delicacy in hgydhggfgdrsre land?
Snakes legs with a side of powered hens teeth, and ape tails.
Teeth is to hen as nest is to?
The answer is "mare".The expression "as scarce as hen's teeth" means that it doesn't exist (because they don't). The original meaning of "mare's nest" is something illusory--or doesn't exist.In addition to the parallel meaning between the two expressions or idioms, there is also a parallel construction, with a possessive in each case: hen's teeth; mare's nest.This is important in an analogy question, which requires an exact parallel for the answer to be correct (A is to B as X is to Y).The parallel construction provides the test against which other "possible" answers to this analogy can be tried. There are plenty of things that don't exist, for example, but only one expression or idiom that shares with "hen's teeth" both meaning and the possessive construction.
Why is mare the answer to teeth is to hen as nest is to?
The analogy compares relationships: "teeth" belong to "hen" as "nest" belongs to "mare." Just as hens have teeth in a figurative sense (as in the term "hen's teeth," which are rare), mares (female horses) have "nests" in the form of their foals or the areas where they give birth. Therefore, "mare" is the answer because it completes the relationship in the same way.
What is the singular and plural possessive form of hen?
The plural form for the noun chicken is chickens; the plural possessive form is chickens'.
What is a group of hens called?
A group of hens is called a brood.
What are battery eggs?
Eggs from battery hens, i.e. hens that are kept in cages (known as batteries) where several hens live together in one cage. These hens cannot roam freely as free-range hens can.
Why do farmers breed hens?
more hens = more eggs + more chickens (possibly more hens) = £££££
What The collective noun for hens?
The standard collective nouns for 'hens' are:a brood of hensa clutch of hens
