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Hen, in the Bible, man who was to have a memorial in the temple. hen 1. the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl 2. the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster hen [hen] (vertebrate zoology) The female of several bird species, especially gallinaceous species. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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cried Dorothy, in a glad voice, and the yellow hen flew to her arms, to be hugged and petted by turns. After he had been overpowered by sleep, as on the former days, the mare and foal ran away and hid themselves in the royal hen house. I have been positively told that four or five hen birds have been watched to go in the middle of the day, one after the other, to the same nest. |
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