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BROOD HEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brood hen mean?
• BROOD HEN (noun)
The noun BROOD HEN has 1 sense:
1. a domestic hen ready to brood
Familiarity information: BROOD HEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A domestic hen ready to brood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
brood hen; broody; broody hen; setting hen; sitter
Hypernyms ("brood hen" is a kind of...):
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