hen
noun
a female chicken.
hens
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pluralof hen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Any suppliers of British Lion mark eggs have to stick to a strict code that covers testing and vaccinating hens against salmonella.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The bird flu outbreak has resulted in the deaths of roughly 200 million U.S. chickens, turkeys and egg-laying hens since it began in 2022, according to the Agriculture Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Depre raises around 17,500 free-range hens and 70,000 quails in sheds with outdoor runs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Old T.R. sprang up from under Granny’s boxwood, where he’d been cooling off, and ran ahead of us to chase Granny’s dominecker hens out of the path.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
