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• hen — [[t]hɛn[/t]] n. 1) ahb. the female of the domestic fowl 2) orn the female of any bird, esp. of a gallinaceous bird 3) ivt the female of various crustaceans, as the lobster 4) off inf sex sl. a woman, esp. a busybody or gossip • Etymology: bef.… …   From formal English to slang

• hen night — same as ↑hen party below. • • • Main Entry: ↑hen hen party or hen night noun A party for women only, esp one held for a woman about to be married • • • Main Entry: ↑hen * * * hen night UK US …   Useful english dictionary

• hen — O.E. henn, from W.Gmc. *khannjo (Cf. O.Fris. henn, M.Du. henne, O.H.G. henna), fem. of *han(e)ni male fowl, cock (Cf. O.E. hana cock ), lit. bird who sings (for sunrise), from PIE root *kan to sing (see CHANT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• Hen and chicks — (also known as Hen and chickens) is a common name for a group of small succulents belonging to the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, native to Europe and northern Africa. They grow close to the ground with leaves formed around each other in a… …   Wikipedia

• Hen Comb — Infobox Mountain Name=Hen Comb Photo = Caption = Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, Western Fells Elevation = 509 m (1,670 ft) Prominence = c. 145 m Topographic OS Landranger 89, 90, Explorer OL4 Grid ref UK = NY133181 Listing =… …   Wikipedia

• hen party — noun a party for women only • Hypernyms: ↑party * * * noun, pl ⋯ ties [count] Brit informal : a party for women only; especially : a party for a woman who is about to be married called also hen night * * * ˈhen party ( …   Useful english dictionary

• Hen Harrier — Taxobox name = Hen Harrier status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49360|title=Circus cyaneus|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species… …   Wikipedia

• Hen Ogledd — Contents 1 Background 1.1 Historical context …   Wikipedia

• Hen (Fabergé egg) — The Hen Egg is a jewelled Easter egg that was made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1885, for the then Tsar of Russia, Alexander III. It is the first of the Fabergé eggs. Tsar Alexander III presented the egg to… …   Wikipedia

• Hen (manga) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Hen caption = ja name = 変 ja name trans = genre = RomanceInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Hiroya Oku publisher = flagicon|Japan Shueisha demographic = Seinen magazine = Young Jump first = 1988 last = 1992… …   Wikipedia