† hen cubn.
English regional. Obsolete.
A coop, pen, or hutch in which chickens are kept. Cf. hen coop n.
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1583 in M. A. Havinden Househ. & Farm Inventories Oxfordshire (1965) 157 A Henne Cubbe.
1699 J. Dickinson Gods Protecting Provid. 4 The weather had forced many sorts of the Sea-Birds on board of our Vessel, some of wich were by force of the Wind blown into and under our Hen-Cubbs.
1870 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 5 Nov. 4/2 Hurdles, hen cub, a green-house, 12 ft. by 7½ ft. [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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