hen fruit

noun

, Facetious.

1. a hen's egg or eggs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hen fruit¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

And there isn't anything I like better when camping out than plenty of hen fruit, together with the lacteal fluid from the cows.

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There was only nine hundred samples of hen fruit in town, and one store had a corner on them.

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And please forbear showing your appreciation by the customary liberal supply of ancient hen fruit, tomatoes, and cabbage flowers.

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And the apparently ignorant man disappeared, soon to re-appear with a paper sack full of hen fruit.

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You can have all the fruit you want to; but I demand the pair of hen-fruit, too.

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