henhouse

[ hen-hous ]

/ ˈhɛnˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural hen·hous·es [hen-hou-ziz] /ˈhɛnˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a shelter for poultry.

Nearby words

hengchow, henge, hengelo, hengist, hengyang, henhouse, henie, henie, sonja, henle, henle's ampulla, henle's fissures

Origin of henhouse

First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

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Examples from the Web for henhouse

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
The Major hardly ever visited the henhouse without finding a lump somewhere.
The Tale of Major Monkey|Arthur Scott Bailey

After all was finished I retired from the henhouse and (p. 177) peeped through the palings.
The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson|Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
I don't like having to go inside that henhouse, even though it is barely inside the door.
Blacky the Crow|Thornton W. Burgess
Mr. Solomon Cobb's "henhouse" looked quite as dingy and dirty as when she visited it before.
Thankful's Inheritance|Joseph C. Lincoln
Hiding behind a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse, he hardly dared to breathe.
Bowser The Hound|Thornton W. Burgess

British Dictionary definitions for henhouse

henhouse

/ (ˈhɛnˌhaʊs) /

noun

a coop for hens

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