hen fruit
nounFacetious.
a hen's egg or eggs.
Origin of hen fruit
1An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words Nearby hen fruit
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How to use hen fruit in a sentence
And there isn't anything I like better when camping out than plenty of hen fruit, together with the lacteal fluid from the cows.
Chums of the Camp Fire | Lawrence J. LeslieThere was only nine hundred samples of hen fruit in town, and one store had a corner on them.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceAnd please forbear showing your appreciation by the customary liberal supply of ancient hen fruit, tomatoes, and cabbage flowers.
What's your hurry? | George NibloAnd the apparently ignorant man disappeared, soon to re-appear with a paper sack full of hen fruit.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher WoodwardYou can have all the fruit you want to; but I demand the pair of hen-fruit, too.
The Corner House Girls on Palm Island | Grace Brooks Hill
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