A domestic hen ready to brood.
1Why, it's finer than our parson's brood hen.
2There appeared to be little likelihood that Mr. Eisenhower's plane might clip the tree, the secret service is as overprotective as a brood hen.
3Was it impossible to gather such under the wings of any night- brooding hen?
4Some bowls with their lids in the form of brooding hens were Staffordshire & meant to hold candies.
5Two lawyers, each clever in his own way, were watching every move with the faithfulness of brooding hens.
6The brood hens are setting.
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