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Broody hen   /brˈudi hɛn/   Listen
Broody hen

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





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"Broody hen" Quotes from Famous Books



... or even to wed with no coronet at all. Many of the men were down at Cowes or golfing at St. Andrews; and those unfortunates who were detained in attendance at the house which continued to sit, like a "broody hen," as Howard said, longed and sighed for the coming of the magic 12th of August, before which date they assured themselves the House must rise and so bring about their ...
— At Love's Cost • Charles Garvice


Words linked to "Broody hen" :   hen, brood hen, broody, setting hen, biddy


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