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Setting hen   /sˈɛtɪŋ hɛn/   Listen
Setting hen

noun
1.
A domestic hen ready to brood.  Synonyms: brood hen, broody, broody hen, sitter.





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"Setting hen" Quotes from Famous Books



... on without it? My dear boy, I sold my watch! A ship's time is worth no more than a setting hen's,—eh, captain?—and why take note of it? Besides, I always like to pay my debts promptly: there's nothing mean about me. I'm not going ashore again without my pocket-book, I can tell you." He winked shamelessly at Captain ...
— The Lady of the Aroostook • W. D. Howells


Words linked to "Setting hen" :   broody hen, sitter, broody, hen, biddy


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