fat hen

British

noun

Also called (US): pigweed. lamb's-quarters. a common plant, Chenopodium album , with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae (chenopods)

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He knew he must find a place soon, because already that fat hen was growing very heavy.

From Bowser the Hound by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

They immediately purchased a fine fat hen and monsieur, the proprietor, promised to have it roasted and sent hot to them by six-thirty.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell

Presently a fat hen, attracted by the corn, approached the hidden fox, whereupon he rushed out and seized her.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

He had, you remember, traveled a very long distance to catch that fat hen, and it had been many hours since he had had a bite of anything.

From Bowser the Hound by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

Three plump partridges, two ducks and a good fat hen.

From Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl by Richards, Caroline Cowles

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