subs. (old).—A courtezan. For synonyms, see BARRACK-HACK and TART.

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  1602.  SHAKESPEARE, Othello, i. 3. Ere I would say I would drown myself for the love of a GUINEA-HEN, I would change my humanity with a baboon.

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  1630.  GLAPTHORNE, Albertus Wallenstein, iii., 3.

                        Yonder’s the cock o’th’ game,
About to tread yon GUINEA HEN: they’re billing.

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