hen fruit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hen fruit
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Certainly we, as a nation, are rapidly becoming eaters of hens and of hen fruit.
From The Dollar Hen by Milo M. (Milo Milton) Hastings
And there isn't anything I like better when camping out than plenty of hen fruit, together with the lacteal fluid from the cows.
From Chums of the Camp Fire by Lawrence J. Leslie
Scratch the chilled hen fruit and I’m with you.”
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
"I kinder thought he would if I stayed long enough," said Hiram, with a grin; "but come along, Mandy, no hen fruit, no puddin'."
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Charles Felton Pidgin
There was only nine hundred samples of hen fruit in town, and one store had a corner on them.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
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