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henhouse

[ hen-hous ]

noun

, plural hen·hous·es [hen, -hou-ziz].
  1. a shelter for poultry.


henhouse

/ ˈhɛnˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a coop for hens


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Word History and Origins

Origin of henhouse1

First recorded in 1505–15; hen + house

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Example Sentences

We had a vast vegetable garden, fruit trees, a henhouse, and my father would hunt most of our meat: venison, elk, bear.

Perhaps the most significant structural flaw in the current system, however, is that the fox is guarding the henhouse.

In the meantime, Romney is carrying the chickens out the backdoor of the henhouse, one by one.

I don't like having to go inside that henhouse, even though it is barely inside the door.

Sam'l leant against the henhouse as if all his desire to depart had gone.

However, when the nights began to grow chilly Henrietta was glad enough to creep into the henhouse with her companions.

The Rooster was glad it was not lighter in the henhouse, for he felt himself flushing hotly.

She had written Emily of her visit to Solomon Cobb's "henhouse" and of the loan on mortgage which had resulted therefrom.

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