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scarce as hen's teeth
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Also, scarcer than hen's teeth . Exceptionally rare, as in On a rainy night, taxis are as scarce as hen's teeth . Since hens have no teeth, this term in effect says that something is so scarce as to be nonexistent. [Mid-1800s]Advertisement
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