单词 | broody hen |
释义 | broody hen (once / 422119 pages) n WORD FAMILY broody hen: broody hens USAGE EXAMPLESShe marches them into church, like a broody hen with her chicks. BBC(Aug 25, 2013) Have a steady broody hen ready to take the eggs. Piper, Hugh, Poultry—A Practical Guide to the Ch...(2012) This was a hutch in which she put broody hens when she wished to break up their desire to set. Endicott, Ruth Belmore, Carolyn of the Corners(2011) n a domestic hen ready to brood Syn|Hyper brood hen, broody, setting hen, sitter biddy, hen adult female chicken |
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