The female of the domestic chicken, esp. one that lays eggs.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > hen (34) henOE The female of the domestic chicken, esp. one that lays eggs. Partletc1390 Originally (more fully Dame Partlet) a name traditionally applied to: a hen. More generally: a hen; (in extended use) a woman. Cf. chanticleer, n. margery-prater1567 A hen. dunghill hen1611 Designating an ordinary, common, domestic cock or hen, as distinguished from game birds bred for fighting or (later) any improved breed, as dunghill… Subcategories:— at or of specific stage, condition, or habits (7) — that lays (2) — brooding (6) — sound made by (11) — types of (4) |
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