About The Word Hen

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Hen

Hen Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hen?
[n] female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
[n] adult female bird [n] adult female chicken [n] flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing Synonyms | Synonyms for Hen: biddy Related Terms | Find terms related to Hen: Bantam | banty | barn-door fowl | barnyard fowl | biddy | bird | bitch | bossy | broad | broiler | brood mare | brooder | broody hen | capon | chanticleer | chick | chickabiddy | chicken | chicky | cock | cockerel | cow | dame | doe | doll | domestic fowl | drake | duck | duckling | dunghill fowl | ewe | ewe lamb | filly | fowl | fryer | game fowl | gander | gobbler | goose | gosling | guinea cock | guinea fowl | guinea hen | gyp | heifer | hen turkey | hind | Jane | jenny | lioness | mare | minx | nanny | nanny goat | Partlet | peahen | poulard | poult | poultry | pullet | roaster | roe | rooster | setting hen | she-bear | she-goat | she-lion | skirt | slut | sow | spring chicken | stewing chicken | tigress | tom | tom turkey | tomato | turkey | turkey gobbler | turkey-cock | vixen | wench See Also | bird | brood hen | broody | broody hen | cackler | chicken | chicken | female | Gallus gallus | layer | poulet | pullet | setting hen | sitter | volaille Hen In Webster's Dictionary \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.
corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
hen.
Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
{Hen clam}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam
or surf clam. See {Surf clam}.
(b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}.
{Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below).
{Hen harrier} (Zo["o]l.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in
Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm},
{henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh
hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}.
{Hen hawk} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of large hawks
which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({B.
lineatus}), and the goshawk.
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