hen fruit

noun Facetious.
a hen's egg or eggs.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism

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hen fruit definition


  1. n.
    (chicken) eggs. : There's nothing like hen fruit and bacon.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Hen fruit is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
The cold storage article disappears and from now on hen fruit will be plentiful.
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