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Definition

Anything not naturally occurring.

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Origins

Example of a jocularly non-existent phenomenon, as many birds lack any teeth (having developed a bill instead). Compare horsefeathers and when pigs fly.

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In Context

  • "as rare as a hen's tooth"
  • "Indeed, many of the Dutch in Pernambuco were won over to the Church of Rome, ‘whereas converts from Catholicism to Calvinism were as rare as hens’ teeth’."
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See Also

  • unobtanium