henhouse

[ hen-hous ]

noun

, plural hen·hous·es [hen, -hou-ziz].

1. a shelter for poultry.

henhouse

/ ˈhɛnˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a coop for hens

Word History and Origins

Origin of henhouse¹

First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

Example Sentences

“What we have here is sort of the fox watching the henhouse,” said Jenny Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, an independent citizen group that has monitored Illinois prisons for more than a century.

From ProPublica

We had a vast vegetable garden, fruit trees, a henhouse, and my father would hunt most of our meat: venison, elk, bear.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps the most significant structural flaw in the current system, however, is that the fox is guarding the henhouse.

From The Daily Beast

In the meantime, Romney is carrying the chickens out the backdoor of the henhouse, one by one.

From The Daily Beast

I don't like having to go inside that henhouse, even though it is barely inside the door.

From Project Gutenberg

Sam'l leant against the henhouse as if all his desire to depart had gone.

From Project Gutenberg

However, when the nights began to grow chilly Henrietta was glad enough to creep into the henhouse with her companions.

From Project Gutenberg

The Rooster was glad it was not lighter in the henhouse, for he felt himself flushing hotly.

From Project Gutenberg

She had written Emily of her visit to Solomon Cobb's "henhouse" and of the loan on mortgage which had resulted therefrom.

From Project Gutenberg