Hen

/hˈɛn/

/ˈhɛn/

Hen

poule

a female chicken, kept for its meat or eggs

Synonymes : biddy

poule

any adult female fowl, especially a domestic one

Exemples

1. Water is as scarce as hens' teeth where you're going!

2. Don't introduce a new male when the hens are sitting.

3. I sprinkled some finely chopped fat hen over my omelet.

4. She marinated the spatchcocked Cornish game hen in citrus and garlic before grilling it.