Definition
Anything not naturally occurring.
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.
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’."
Also Said As
- rocking horse shit
- black swan
- hen's tooth
- lightning in a bottle
- one in a million
- rara avis
- rare bird
- rarity
- rocking horse shit
- unicorn
See Also
- unobtanium