fat hen

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Entering the house, he said to his wife:"'Here is a nice, fat hen for our breakfast.'"'Put her in the coop,' replied the woman.

From The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

A fine fat hen, peacefully picking a worm, found the tables suddenly turned.

From Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 by Various

So you see how bad it was in him not to let the old fat hen and her egg be.

From The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters by Fanny, Aunt

A fat hen ceases to lay, or nearly, while an over-fed cock becomes lazy and useless, and may die of apoplexy.

From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh

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