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:

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

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

    “When every Sunday afternoon
    On the Green Lands I walk
    And wear a coat in fashion,
    Memories of the talk
    Of hen wives and of queer old men
    Brace me and make me strong....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)