noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hen house
hen party
mother cat/bird/hen etc (= an animal that is a mother )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cornish
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It also translates nicely to poussin and Cornish hens .
old
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You're like an old hen , Madge!
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I shuddered when I heard the names: old hen , biddy, little old lady in tennis shoes.
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But it all ended amicably and by the afternoon they were gossiping together like old hens .
■ NOUN
battery
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His hens , although merrily producing eggs now, do not lay to order as battery hens can.
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Ninety percent of our eggs come from battery hens .
harrier
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These are the arctic fox and hen harrier assemblages, and there are three factors that suggest this deficit may be significant.
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Other birds particularly under threat include the red kite, white-tailed eagle, golden eagle and hen harrier .
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Category 4 includes the kestrel and peregrine, while category 5 has the buzzard and hen harrier .
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The hen harrier is the commonest of our three harriers.
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The hen harrier is also the least migratory of the three species, more able to tolerate the cold.
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The plan will be implemented next year and may be extended to other species such as hen harriers , buzzards and merlins.
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Birds of prey are frequent in winter, with sparrowhawk and hen harrier likely.
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The final category, category 5, includes the diurnal raptors, the hen harrier , buzzard and red kite.
house
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The case was adjourned for reports Hens raid: Thieves raided a hen house in Ripon.
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Earlier this month traces of Salmonella typhimurium were found in swabs taken from the hen house .
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A year ago a male fox got into my hen house and killed the lot.
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She skirted a hen house , not in its first youth but stalwart enough to keep out foxes.
party
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They'd had a hen party on the strength of Muriel's coming wedding.
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No point in inviting a rooster to a hen party , especially if he has a valid point to make.
■ VERB
keep
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She keeps hens , isn't that clever?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hen house/coach house/storehouse etc
like a mother hen
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A young tom turkey is a young male turkey with the same characteristics as a young hen turkey. 4.
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Inside the chicken run - mesh bed bases tied with baling twine - the hens nested in a fridge.
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One different factor from hens is age.
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Outside, single shouts sounded - a threatening growl from several voices together - hens squawking.
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Short and barrel-cheated, Rowley is feisty as a game hen , with a studied Oklahoma twang.
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The hen harrier is also the least migratory of the three species, more able to tolerate the cold.