Definition of hen Hen
/hɛˈn/ - [hen] - hen
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What does hen mean?
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NounPlural: hens |
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| hen - adult female chicken | ||
| biddy | ||
| gallus gallus, chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl | ||
| cackler a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk | ||
| brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter a domestic hen ready to brood | ||
| mother hen a hen with chicks | ||
| layer thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells | ||
| hen - female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster | ||
| hen - adult female bird | ||
| hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hen (n.)
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hen
A female chicken.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hen
hen, n. the female of any bird, esp. of the domestic fowl.—ns. Hen′bane, a coarse annual or biennial herb of the nightshade family, poisonous, esp. to domestic fowls; Hen′coop, a coop or large cage for domestic fowls; Hen′-driv′er, Hen′-harr′ier, a species of falcon, the common harrier.—adj. Hen′-heart′ed, timid as a hen: cowardly.—ns. Hen′-house, a house, coop, or shelter for fowls; Hen′-huss′y, a man who meddles with women's affairs; Hen′-mould, a black, spongy soil; Hen′nery, a place where fowls are kept.—adj. Hen′ny, like a hen, feathered.—v.t. Hen′peck, of a wife, to domineer over her husband.—n. the subjection of a husband to his wife.—adj. Hen′pecked, weakly subject to his wife.—ns. Henpeck′ery, the state of being henpecked; Hen′-roost, a place where poultry roost at night; Hen′wife, Hen′-wom′an, a woman who has the charge of poultry. [A.S. henn—hana, a cock; Ger. hahn, fem. henne.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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hen
A woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.
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🔤- hen, noun, singular of hens.
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