henhouse

[hen-hous]

noun

plural

henhouses 

1. a shelter for poultry.

henhouse

/ ˈhɛnˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a coop for hens

Word History and Origins

Origin of henhouse¹

First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

Example Sentences

Thankfully, the ruckus in the henhouse had summoned Dr. Westminster back from his rounds; he came jogging in just in the nick of time.

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Therein lies what might be “Anniversary’s” biggest warning: Don’t let the fox into the henhouse, even if it seems rude not to.

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“They hear the buzz of a drone and hide in barns or henhouses. Then, when the drone passes, they all come out,” he said.

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When she was about 5, she disappeared for hours to a dark henhouse to see how chickens laid eggs, so absorbed that she was oblivious to her family’s frantic search for her.

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In 2010, California voters drove the foxes from the henhouse, seeing to it that lawmakers in Washington and Sacramento would no longer have the power to draw congressional districts to suit themselves.

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