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Definition of 'hen'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) henne, heonne, hinne, from earlier henene, heonenen, henen, from (etyl) heonan, hionan, heonane, . See also (l).
Adverb
( en-adv)
(dialectal) Hence.
Etymology 2
From , or a variant of hench.
Verb
(henn)
(dialectal) To throw.
Etymology 3
From (etyl), from (etyl) henn, .
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
( en-noun)
A female bird.
(specifically ) A female chicken, especially one kept for its eggs.
* |title=The Mirror and the Lamp
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|passage=She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen , the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.}}
(slang) A woman.
(informal) The woman whose impending marriage is being celebrated at a hen night.
Derived terms
* henbane
* hen harrier
* hen party
* henpecked
* mother hen
See also
*
* broody
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