hen

noun

ˈhen

: a female chicken especially over a year old

broadly : a female bird

: the female of various mostly aquatic animals (such as lobsters or fish)

: woman

especially : a fussy middle-aged woman

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In Greektown, Table No. 2 three-course meal is $55, featuring a northern Michigan salad, roasted Cornish hen (there's a vegetarian option), and a chocolate torte for dessert. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024 Rather, market efficiency drove prices up in response to an unprecedented wave of avian flu that caused the unfortunate loss of 100 million hens and a third of the U.S. egg supply. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024 With a basket in hand, Ollie reached a brave hand under a hen and pulled out a perfect egg. —

Peden+munk, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Smithsonian magazine is correct that on Oct. 5, 1933, the L.A. Times published a brief on the subject ... with a cartoon featuring a hen trying to stay cool while two sweating men discuss egg — and chicken — frying. —

Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hen