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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.
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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.
The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
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.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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