fat hen
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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To do it he would have to drop that fat hen he had come so far to get.
From Bowser the Hound by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
Each of the others in turn must then say, "A good fat hen."
From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
A fine fat hen, peacefully picking a worm, found the tables suddenly turned.
From Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 by Various
He ate her up In his old den: He ate her up, My own fat hen.
From The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters by Fanny, Aunt
Three wild geese, two ducks, and a big fat hen.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell
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