henhouse

[ hen-hous ]
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noun,plural hen·hous·es [hen-hou-ziz]. /ˈhɛnˌhaʊ zɪz/.
  1. a shelter for poultry.

Origin of henhouse

1
First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

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How to use henhouse in a sentence

  • She installed it in the hen house so that the chickens would eat more, be healthy, lay more eggs, and be more profitable.

  • He had the inside of his hen-house painted green, in order that the hens, even when shut up, might fancy themselves in a meadow.

  • In a farming section, mink will rob the hen-house, eating eggs and killing young chickens.

    Muskrat City | Henry Abbott
  • To the right of the window lay the hens run and hen-house which have already been mentioned in these pages.

    A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. Meade
  • She hurried out to the hen-house and when she found Mikko inside she gave him an awful beating.

    Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore

British Dictionary definitions for henhouse

henhouse

/ (ˈhɛnˌhaʊs) /


noun
  1. a coop for hens

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