hennery

American  

[hen-uh-ree] / ˈhɛn ə ri /

noun

henneries plural

1. a place where poultry is kept or raised.

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hennery British  

/ ˈhɛnərɪ /

noun

1. a place or farm for keeping poultry

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• henneries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hennery

First recorded in 1855–60; hen + -ery

Example Sentences

If the agency quit, egg prices would sag to 15 or 20 cents, putting many a hennery out of business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tom Morgan brought me a dozen eggs from his new hennery about three weeks ago.

From Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 16, April 19, 1914 by Cook, George E.

A wood-shed," she suggested helpfully, "or a nicely swept-out hennery.

From Mary Wollaston by Webster, Henry Kitchell

So with the output of the hennery, the apiary, the blacksmith-shop in the place.

From Children of the Tenements by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

There was work to be done if he would save the humble quarters of the family porkers from destruction, and the hennery as well.

From Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast by Webster, Frank V.