henned up

A form of henned-up — Surrounded by a harem of female turkeys and unlikely to move in response to a call.

Meanings

adjectivehenned up (comparative more henned up, superlative most henned up)

comparative more henned up · superlative most henned up

  1. alternativeAlternative form of henned-up.

    "Often, our birds were henned up throughout the [former] two- week season," says Mark Drury of Columbia.

    1998, Field & Stream - Volume 103, Issues 1-6, page 134
    2 more examples

    But during most phases of the breeding season, and especially in the peak when gobblers are henned up, it pays to get into the "buffer zone."

    2003, Michael Hanbeck, Advanced Turkey Hunting

    I told him about my plan, and he agreed that the gobblers must be henned up and that moving might be a good idea.

    2006, Pennsylvania Game News - Volume 77, page 7
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hen up
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