henhouse

henhouse
noun Date: 1509 a house or shelter for fowl

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  • henhouse — [hen′hous΄] n. a shelter for poultry …   English World dictionary

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  • henhouse — noun A small house or hutch for chickens or, more specifically, hens to live in. Syn: chicken coop …   Wiktionary

  • henhouse — n. structure in which chickens are housed, chicken shed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • henhouse — hen•house [[t]ˈhɛnˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] ahb. hencoop • Etymology: 1505–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • henhouse — /ˈhɛnhaʊs/ (say henhows) noun 1. a coop for hens or other fowl. 2. Colloquial (humorous) a house or establishment inhabited mainly by women …  

  • henhouse — noun a farm building for housing poultry • Syn: ↑chicken coop, ↑coop, ↑hencoop • Hypernyms: ↑farm building …   Useful english dictionary

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