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mud hen
 n.— «Alaska Air two weeks ago retired the last of its dedicated fleet of banged-up old Boeing 737-200s affectionately known as “mud hens.”» —“Arctic Eagles Bid Mud Hens Farewell At Alaska Airlines” by Susan Carey Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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