broodinessn.
/ˈbruːdɪnɪs/ The condition or quality of being broody.
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broodiness1881
1881 Gardeners' Chron. No. 441. 780 A change of run is almost a certain cure for broodiness [in hens].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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