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pheasant

/ˈfɛzənt/

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What does pheasant mean?

noun

  1. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
  2. The meat of this bird, eaten as food.

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/ˈfɛzənt/

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Moreover, it requires much more courage to finish a wild ox than to destroy a tame and kindly pheasant.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
The pheasant can be tamed by careful handling, but cats and dogs and other small animals must be kept away.
Bolton HallThree Acres and LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #4509
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A few hours before serving, roast the pheasant and baste it well with melted butter and a wine-glass of Madeira or Marsala.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930
The “unwieldy size” of the secondary wing-feathers of the male Argus pheasant is said “almost entirely to deprive the bird of flight.”
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock, a pheasant, a pâté de foie gras pie with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661