[Mgs] Origin of speckled hen?

[Paul Hunt]

That's the beer, not the car.  "'Un" is a very common contraction for 'One' 
in British English, at least.  It's also very common to use 'one' (often 
shortened to 'un) as a generic suffix when talking about things, places or 
people e.g. "The Big One" for the Pepsi Max ride at Blackpool or the 
expected large earthquake in California, or "little'un" or "little'uns" for 
a small child or group of children.  My grandparents had a sea-side chalet 
named "Ersanisun", i.e. "'Ers an' 'is 'un" i.e. "Hers and his one".

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> Well, maybe it was "old speckled  'en."