fat hen
a common plant, Chenopodium album, with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae (chenopods): Also called (US): pigweed, lamb's-quarters
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How to use fat hen in a sentence
Along with this the settlers gathered quantities of a very succulent weed known as "fat-hen," and so were kept alive.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceAlmost gently Old Joe opened his mouth, closed it on the fat hen's neck, and leaped lightly to the floor with his plunder.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur KjelgaardHe was halfway back to Willow Brook when, stopping to get a better grip on the fat hen, he was careless.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur Kjelgaard"Indeed, it was a fine fat hen and cost several piastres," put in Mizram.
Nabul, Our Little Egyptian Cousin | Blanche McManusThe company sit in a row, and one of the end players begins by saying, "A good fat hen."
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes | Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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