henhousen.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnˌ(h)aʊs/

Forms: see hen n.¹ and house n.¹

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

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + house n.¹Earlier currency in sense 1 is perhaps implied by use as a Middle English surname, Edward de Henhous (1316).

1. A small building in which chickens are kept.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > poultry-house

roostlOE

hencote1371

henhouse1429

poultry house1552

hen roosta1567

roosting place1577

hennery1833

scratching-shed1902

1429 Feoffment 24 Feb. (W. Yorks. Archive, Bradford: SpSt/4/11/86/13) f. 1 Cum vno paruo cotagio in eadem villa vocato le henhous'.

1512–13 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 105 Eidem pro..bordyng lez henhowse.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 162^v Let the front of your Henne house stand alwayes towards the East.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. v. 24 Your hen-house, and roomes for other fowles, fashioned fowre square like a towre.

1740 Lady Throckmorton in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 120 You'll find me as errant a country Joan as ever frequented a hen-house or dairy.

1887 A. Sergeant Jacobi's Wife III. vi. 85 A little deserted building which had once been used as a hen-house.

2019 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 23 Poultry farmers increase the amount of artificial light in their henhouses during the winter months.

2. figurative. A house or workplace dominated by women.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > houses occupied by specific types of people

grass house1557

woman-house1566

fishing-house1676

family house1727

henhouse1785

women-house1792

bachelor('s) hall1841

bachelor-apartment1857

garçonnière1927

bachelor1968

bachelorette1973

pit house1974

squat1975

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Hen house, a house where the woman rules.

1931 W. Faulkner Sanctuary xxi. 233 She's got two daughters... I'm heading for the hen-house.

1963 P. Moyes Murder à la Mode ii. 29 ‘You know what this place is, don't you, sir?’ The sergeant was plunged in gloom. ‘Fashion magazine. Ruddy hen-house.’

2011 @ccaldx7 21 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Cake time @ work! happy birthday to the only male in our office! #henhouse.

Phrases

P1. fox (also wolf) in the henhouse: a sly, treacherous, or deceitful person, esp. one who is secretly acting against the interests of the community or organization to which he or she belongs; an enemy infiltrator.

ΚΠ

1871 A. Mayhew Cupid's Diary i, in Musical World 23 Dec. 816/1 Lady R. Do you not see a friend of yours? Sir B. A friend! what has he been saying against me? Lady R. Captain Evelyn..! Sir B. (aside), The fox in the hen house!

1979 ABC News Transcripts (Nexis) 25 Oct. I would always be afraid of having the fox in the hen house when it comes to Ronald Reagan trying to deal with Social Security.

2006 J. Jakes Gods of Newport xxxi. 227 It was hard to imagine the mild-mannered and genteel bachelor as the wolf in the henhouse, but those in Newport who spread racy tittle-tattle did their best to promote the idea.

P2. to put the fox in charge of the henhouse and variants: to put a person in charge of an endeavour that he or she has an interest in exploiting, manipulating, or undermining.

ΚΠ

1883 Edinb. Evening News 28 May Appointing such an association to administer the Act was like appointing a number of foxes to see that the henhouse was not pillaged.

1969 Baltimore Afro-American 29 Apr. 7/4 It has never been good practice to put the wolf in charge of the hen house to protect it from other wolves.

2018 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 31 Mar. a6 If governments demand that social-media firms police themselves, aren't we putting the fox in charge of the henhouse?

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

单词	henhouse
释义	henhousen. Brit. /ˈhɛnhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈhɛnˌ(h)aʊs/ Forms: see hen n.¹ and house n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hen n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < hen n.¹ + house n.¹Earlier currency in sense 1 is perhaps implied by use as a Middle English surname, Edward de Henhous (1316). 1. A small building in which chickens are kept. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > poultry-house roostlOE hencote1371 henhouse1429 poultry house1552 hen roosta1567 roosting place1577 hennery1833 scratching-shed1902 1429 Feoffment 24 Feb. (W. Yorks. Archive, Bradford: SpSt/4/11/86/13) f. 1 Cum vno paruo cotagio in eadem villa vocato le henhous'. 1512–13 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 105 Eidem pro..bordyng lez henhowse. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 162^v Let the front of your Henne house stand alwayes towards the East. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. v. 24 Your hen-house, and roomes for other fowles, fashioned fowre square like a towre. 1740 Lady Throckmorton in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 120 You'll find me as errant a country Joan as ever frequented a hen-house or dairy. 1887 A. Sergeant Jacobi's Wife III. vi. 85 A little deserted building which had once been used as a hen-house. 2019 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 23 Poultry farmers increase the amount of artificial light in their henhouses during the winter months. 2. figurative. A house or workplace dominated by women. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > houses occupied by specific types of people grass house1557 woman-house1566 fishing-house1676 family house1727 henhouse1785 women-house1792 bachelor('s) hall1841 bachelor-apartment1857 garçonnière1927 bachelor1968 bachelorette1973 pit house1974 squat1975 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Hen house, a house where the woman rules. 1931 W. Faulkner Sanctuary xxi. 233 She's got two daughters... I'm heading for the hen-house. 1963 P. Moyes Murder à la Mode ii. 29 ‘You know what this place is, don't you, sir?’ The sergeant was plunged in gloom. ‘Fashion magazine. Ruddy hen-house.’ 2011 @ccaldx7 21 Oct. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Cake time @ work! happy birthday to the only male in our office! #henhouse. Phrases P1. fox (also wolf) in the henhouse: a sly, treacherous, or deceitful person, esp. one who is secretly acting against the interests of the community or organization to which he or she belongs; an enemy infiltrator. ΚΠ 1871 A. Mayhew Cupid's Diary i, in Musical World 23 Dec. 816/1 Lady R. Do you not see a friend of yours? Sir B. A friend! what has he been saying against me? Lady R. Captain Evelyn..! Sir B. (aside), The fox in the hen house! 1979 ABC News Transcripts (Nexis) 25 Oct. I would always be afraid of having the fox in the hen house when it comes to Ronald Reagan trying to deal with Social Security. 2006 J. Jakes Gods of Newport xxxi. 227 It was hard to imagine the mild-mannered and genteel bachelor as the wolf in the henhouse, but those in Newport who spread racy tittle-tattle did their best to promote the idea. P2. to put the fox in charge of the henhouse and variants: to put a person in charge of an endeavour that he or she has an interest in exploiting, manipulating, or undermining. ΚΠ 1883 Edinb. Evening News 28 May Appointing such an association to administer the Act was like appointing a number of foxes to see that the henhouse was not pillaged. 1969 Baltimore Afro-American 29 Apr. 7/4 It has never been good practice to put the wolf in charge of the hen house to protect it from other wolves. 2018 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 31 Mar. a6 If governments demand that social-media firms police themselves, aren't we putting the fox in charge of the henhouse? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1429
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