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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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Back-to-back away wins are as rare as hen's teeth for the so-called smaller sides and I just can't see them getting anything.
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