Definition of hen track
: an illegible or scarcely legible mark intended as handwriting
— called also hen scratch
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“Hen track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hen%20track. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of hen track was in 1878
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