Hen

Hen

Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a chicken, other poultry, game bird, octopus, or lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman.

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Famous quotes containing the word hen:

    “The house-dog lost,
    the little hen escaped,
    the precious hay-rick scattered,”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “A hen is only an egg’s way of making another egg.”
    —Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

    “Though the hen should sit all day, she could lay only one egg, and, besides, would not have picked up materials for another.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)