hen housedadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛn haʊzd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛn ˌhaʊzd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, English housed , house v.¹.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + housed, past participle of house v.¹, in e.g. eggs per hen housed; compare:1941 Bull. Maryland Agric. Exper. Station July 25 Let us suppose that a strain of 4-pound Leghorns and a strain of 6-pound New Hampshires each lay at a rate of 150 eggs a year per hen housed.

Designating the average number of eggs produced by a flock of hens in a particular laying period.A hen housed average is based on the total number of birds in a flock at the beginning of a laying period. A hen-day average, by contrast, is based on the total number of birds at various points in the laying period and is typically higher than the hen housed average, as birds which have died since the beginning of the laying period are not included in the calculations; cf. hen-day n.

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1939 Santa Ana (Calif.) Reg. 21 July 10 Their 1939 catalog published official hen-housed flock averages based on flocks ranging from 100 to 800 birds.

1948 Blue Mountains (New S. Wales) Advertiser 30 July 6 Dr. Coles dealt with the poultry keeper who was getting a hen housed figure of 150 eggs.

2002 Avian Dis. 46 1036/1 Hen housed egg production may be severely reduced because of hen mortality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hen housed
释义	hen housedadj. Brit. /ˈhɛn haʊzd/, U.S. /ˈhɛn ˌhaʊzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, English housed , house v.¹. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + housed, past participle of house v.¹, in e.g. eggs per hen housed; compare:1941 Bull. Maryland Agric. Exper. Station July 25 Let us suppose that a strain of 4-pound Leghorns and a strain of 6-pound New Hampshires each lay at a rate of 150 eggs a year per hen housed. Designating the average number of eggs produced by a flock of hens in a particular laying period.A hen housed average is based on the total number of birds in a flock at the beginning of a laying period. A hen-day average, by contrast, is based on the total number of birds at various points in the laying period and is typically higher than the hen housed average, as birds which have died since the beginning of the laying period are not included in the calculations; cf. hen-day n. ΚΠ 1939 Santa Ana (Calif.) Reg. 21 July 10 Their 1939 catalog published official hen-housed flock averages based on flocks ranging from 100 to 800 birds. 1948 Blue Mountains (New S. Wales) Advertiser 30 July 6 Dr. Coles dealt with the poultry keeper who was getting a hen housed figure of 150 eggs. 2002 Avian Dis. 46 1036/1 Hen housed egg production may be severely reduced because of hen mortality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1939
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