A HEN ON

Meaning of A HEN ON in English

phrasal

: a secret plan in preparation : something hatching

the higher officials knew there was a hen on — Jo Mora

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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HEN — ˈhen noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English henn; akin to Old High German …
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HEN — (n.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
HEN — ( n. ) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEN — noun the female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the …
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HEN — [hen] n [ME, fr. OE henn; akin to OE hana rooster--more at chant] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a female chicken …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEN — hen BrE AmE hen ▷ hens henz ▶ ˈ hen house BrE AmE ▶ ˈ hen ˌ party BrE AmE
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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HEN — hen /hen/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: henn ] 1 . an adult female chicken …
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Oxford English vocab
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEN — ( hens) 1. A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell …
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HEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hen house hen party mother cat/bird/hen etc (= an animal that is a mother ) …
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HEN — [noun] [C] - an adult female chicken which is often kept for its eggs, or the female of any birdShe …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEN — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN.
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HEN — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battery , free-range ( esp. BrE ) ▪ mother ▪ She fussed around like a mother ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEN — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN.
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HEN — The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HEN — particularly in Central and Southern Scotland this word is used to address any woman or girl - Are ye gaun …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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HEN — сущ. 1) курица hens cackle, cluck ≈ куры кудахчут hens lay eggs ≈ куры кладут/несут яйца 2) женская особь некоторых …
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ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEN — hen.ogg hen n 1. 1> курица clucking hen - клуша to keep hens - разводить кур 2> самка некоторых птиц; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEN — hen сущ.1) курица hens cackle, cluck — куры кудахчут hens lay eggs — куры кладут/несут яйца 2) женская особь некоторых …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEN — n 1. 1> курица clucking hen - клуша to keep hens - разводить кур 2> самка некоторых птиц; тетёрка, куропатка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEN — сущ. 1) курица hens cackle, cluck — куры кудахчут hens lay eggs — куры кладут / несут яйца 2) женская …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEN — 1) курица 2) самка птицы • - black-tailed native hen - black-tailed water hen - brown swamp hen - bush hen - chestnut-breasted hen - clocking hen - clucking …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HEN — 1) курица 2) самка птицы • - black-tailed native hen - black-tailed water hen - brown swamp hen - bush …
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HEN — hen n infml The old hen made him sick Его тошнило от этой "овцы"
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEN — сущ. 1) курица hens cackle, cluck ≈ куры кудахчут hens lay eggs ≈ куры кладут/несут яйца 2) женская особь некоторых …
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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OUT
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HAVE
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AN
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WITH
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RIGHT
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PUT
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MAKE
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LIKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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