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Setting hen

British pronunciation/sˈɛtɪŋ hˈɛn/
American pronunciation/sˈɛɾɪŋ hˈɛn/
Setting hen
[NOUN]
1

a domestic hen ready to brood

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Examples
1I would cheat on their setting hen.
2When the little chick would hatch, I would fool the setting hen.
3Had to wait until the fresh eggs for the eggs that were already under the setting hen.
4When the setting hen was set, I would take a fresh eggs, mark them with a pencil, place them under the setting hen, and wait for three long weeks for the chicks to hatch.
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