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Heath cock (Zoˆl.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse (below). -- Heath

grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus Triodia (T.

decumbens), growing on dry heaths. -- Heath grouse, or Heath game

(Zoˆl.), a European grouse (Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heaths; --

called also black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl, moor

fowl. The male is called heath cock, and blackcock; the female, heath

hen, and gray hen. -- Heath hen. (Zoˆl.) See Heath grouse (above). --

Heath pea (Bot.), a species of bitter vetch (Lathyrus macrorhizus), the

tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky.

-- Heath throstle (Zoˆl.), a European thrush which frequents heaths;

the ring ouzel.

Heath"clad` (-kld`), a. Clad or crowned with heath.

Hea"then (h"'n; 277), n.; pl. Heathens (-'nz) or collectively Heathen.

[OE. hethen, AS. hen, prop. an adj. fr. h heath, and orig.,

therefore, one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the

woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus village); akin to OS. hin, adj., D. heiden

a heathen, G. heide, OHG. heidan, Icel. heiinn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.

hai˛n, n. fem. See Heath, and cf. Hoiden.] 1. An individual of the

pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not

acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater.