henhouse

[ hen-hous ]

/ ˈhɛnˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural hen·hous·es

[hen-hou-ziz]. /ˈhɛnˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a shelter for poultry.

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Origin of henhouse

First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

Words nearby henhouse

Hengelo, Hengist, Hengyang, hen harrier, hen hawk, henhouse, Henie, Henle's loop, Henley, Henley-on-Thames, henna

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How to use henhouse in a sentence

“What we have here is sort of the fox watching the henhouse,” said Jenny Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, an independent citizen group that has monitored Illinois prisons for more than a century.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublica
We had a vast vegetable garden, fruit trees, a henhouse, and my father would hunt most of our meat: venison, elk, bear.
Benjamin Percy: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps the most significant structural flaw in the current system, however, is that the fox is guarding the henhouse.
Holder’s Regrets and Repairs|Daniel Klaidman|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, Romney is carrying the chickens out the backdoor of the henhouse, one by one.
Trump Endorsed Romney Because It Was Like Calling to Like|Lee Siegel|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I don't like having to go inside that henhouse, even though it is barely inside the door.
Blacky the Crow|Thornton W. Burgess
Sam'l leant against the henhouse as if all his desire to depart had gone.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie
However, when the nights began to grow chilly Henrietta was glad enough to creep into the henhouse with her companions.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen|Arthur Scott Bailey
The Rooster was glad it was not lighter in the henhouse, for he felt himself flushing hotly.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen|Arthur Scott Bailey
She had written Emily of her visit to Solomon Cobb's "henhouse" and of the loan on mortgage which had resulted therefrom.
Thankful's Inheritance|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for henhouse

henhouse

/ (ˈhɛnˌhaʊs) /

noun

a coop for hens

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