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Meanings of
hen
in anglès
portuguès
galinha
català
gallina
espanyol
pollo
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Adult female chicken.
biddy
català
gallina
Usage of
hen
in anglès
1
Place the
hen
upon the nest-eggs and confine her to the nest.
2
Until now, new houses in Sandycove were as rare as
hen
's
teeth.
3
The
hen
is a brown bird tinged with red on the breast.
4
But this natural explanation could not be made to the crazed
hen
.
5
Or do you think I should order the Rock Cornish game
hen
?
6
The Spanish name is gallina del campo, literally,
hen
of the field.
7
And nobody but the
hen
turkeys liked the way Turkey Proudfoot walked.
8
So it is with young pheasants reared in England under a
hen
.
9
That is to say-yes-Ihavean old
hen
left in the coop.
10
No, the well-yarded
hen
has by all odds the best of it.
11
The Houdan
hen
was never drawn into the cult of Sredni Vashtar.
12
A
hen
can always pick up something; she can almost keep herself.
13
His laugh was as mirthless as the cackle of a guinea
hen
.
14
This was better, far better, than feeding a
hen
in the drawing-room.
15
The sage
hen
,
contrary to general expectation, was found to be delicious.
16
He slipped a china egg in there and let the
hen
return.
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hen
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old hen
white hen
black hen
fat hen
wet hen
More collocations
Translations for
hen
portuguès
galinha
català
gallina
espanyol
pollo
gallina
Hen
through the time
Hen
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common