hen run
noun
an enclosure for hens, esp one made of chicken wire
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Nearby words
hen harrier, hen hawk, hen night, hen of the woods, hen party, hen run, hen tracks, hen-and-chickens, henan, henbane, henbit
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Examples from the Web for hen run
Cant you take me to the hen-run and let me see your flock of biddies?
The Corner House Girls on Palm Island|Grace Brooks HillOn this kind of description Rome might be called a hen-run and Greece a back yard.
The Insurrection in Dublin|James StephensThe hens are alive, and she tried the gate entering upon the hen-run.
The Corner House Girls|Grace Brooks HillAt that time I used to keep about fifty of various species in a hen-run.
The Animal Story Book|Various