Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
hen
IPA transcription: [h'ɛn]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
hen, biddy
Meaning:
adult female chicken
Synonyms:
hen
Meaning:
adult female bird
Usage examples
OLD HEN.
How the Speckled Hen Got
The little white hen had eaten them for him.
Once upon a time, ages and ages ago, there was a little white hen.
Once upon a time the little white hen had done the river a kindness.
The little white hen had never been so far from home in all her life.
If there's any more pecking, I'll take charge of the hen roost myself!"
"Indeed, little white hen," said the fox, "I should like to go with you.
Something which any fool can lay, but it takes patience like a hen to hatch it.
When she has made up her mind she is as difficult to persuade as a setting hen."