单词 | hennery |
释义 | henneryn. A place where hens are reared or kept. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-farm poultry1429 pullery1552 palenque1707 hennery1833 fowlery1848 poultry farm1859 bird farm1876 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > poultry-house roostlOE hencote1371 henhouse1429 poultry house1552 hen roosta1567 roosting place1577 hennery1833 scratching-shed1902 1833 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 24 July The Duke, accompanied by Higgins, entered the henery (as it is called) in search of her. 1859 All Year Round 3 Dec. 125/2 Why not establish extensive heneries, hatch by steam, and make a fortune while feeding hungry thousands? 1877 E. G. Squier Peru (1878) 45 Sometimes the roofs are used as grand henneries. 1912 Outlook 16 Nov. 588/1 Each such farm has its own farm buildings, barn, piggery, hennery, dairy, cows, and miscellaneous pets. 2014 Econ. News (Nexis) 19 Feb. The first lot of 170 thousand eggs has been already delivered to the hatchery from the henneries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833 |
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