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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HEN
n.The female of any kind of fowl; but it is particularly applied to the female of the domestic fowl of the gallinaceous kind, or as sometimes called, the barn-door fowl.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HEN
Hen, n. Etym: [AS. henn, hen, hæn; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G.henne, Icel. hna, Dan. höna; 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. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. (Zoöl.) (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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hen
hen |hen hɛn | ▶noun a female bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. • (hens ) domestic fowls of either sex. • used in names of birds, esp. waterbirds of the rail family, e.g., moorhen. • a female lobster, crab, or salmon. PHRASES as rare (or scarce ) as hen's teeth extremely rare. ORIGIN Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne .
Oxford Dictionary
hen
hen |hɛn | ▶noun 1 a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl. • (hens ) domestic fowls of either sex. • used in names of birds, especially waterbirds of the rail family, e.g. moorhen, native hen. • Scottish used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman. 2 a female lobster, crab, or salmon. PHRASES as rare (or scarce ) as hen's teeth extremely rare. ORIGIN Old English henn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hen and German Henne .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hen
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