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noun, plural hen·hous·es [hen-hou-ziz]. /ˈhɛnˌhaʊ zɪz/. Origin of henhouseFirst recorded in 1505–15; hen + house Words nearby henhouseHengelo, Hengist, Hengyang, hen harrier, hen hawk, henhouse, Henie, Henle, Henle's ampulla, Henle's fissures, Henle's loop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for henhouseWe had a vast vegetable garden, fruit trees, a henhouse, and my father would hunt most of our meat: venison, elk, bear. Benjamin Percy: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Perhaps the most significant structural flaw in the current system, however, is that the fox is guarding the henhouse. Holder’s Regrets and Repairs|Daniel Klaidman|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the meantime, Romney is carrying the chickens out the backdoor of the henhouse, one by one. Trump Endorsed Romney Because It Was Like Calling to Like|Lee Siegel|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST The Major hardly ever visited the henhouse without finding a lump somewhere. The Tale of Major Monkey|Arthur Scott Bailey
After all was finished I retired from the henhouse and (p. 177) peeped through the palings. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson|Nellie van De Grift Sanchez I don't like having to go inside that henhouse, even though it is barely inside the door. Blacky the Crow|Thornton W. Burgess Mr. Solomon Cobb's "henhouse" looked quite as dingy and dirty as when she visited it before. Thankful's Inheritance|Joseph C. Lincoln Hiding behind a box in the darkest corner of the henhouse, he hardly dared to breathe. Bowser The Hound|Thornton W. Burgess
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