henhouse
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈhɛnˌhaʊs/
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gallinero
- In the morning, we collect fresh eggs from the henhouse behind the barn.
- guard the henhouse
- eggs in the henhouse
- chickens in a henhouse
Examples
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If this isn't the classic example of the fox guarding the henhouse, I don't know what is.
Blog text (2) -
The farmer built a new henhouse to protect his chickens from the cold winter weather.
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Oh, who broke the lock on the henhouse door?
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The 3 of you can clean the henhouse, feed the chickens.
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So we grabbed an egg basket and went to the henhouse.
Academic text (1992) -
The Chinese kept them in little huts, like henhouses, over four thousand years ago.
Fiction book (1998) -
Oliver crept up to the henhouse and positioned himself to cast a huge shadow.
Fiction book (1998) -
Most of the eggs were found in the henhouse, but occasionally we'd find a nest in the woods.
Blog text (31) -
The white frame building wasn't hardly larger than a backyard henhouse.
Fiction book (1995) -
I took feed to the chickens, holding my breath as I reached inside the henhouse and sprinkled mash on the floor.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.6
A small building where people keep chickens or other birds
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1.3
A small building where people keep chickens
A small building on a farm where chickens live
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Etymology
Henhouse is a simple compound of hen ('female chicken') and house ('building'), so it literally means a house for hens. That's why it refers to the small farm building where chickens or other poultry are kept.