hen
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Is hen a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of hen?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncommon) A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.Examples: "As spawning time approaches – autumn or very early winter in most rivers, though in some late-run streams salmon may spawn as late as January or February – the hen's colouration becomes first a matt-pewter and then a drab dark brown-grey. The cock fish, in contrast, begins to gain some brighter colours."Synonyms: henfishuncommon
2. (figuratively) A woman.Examples: "Hen, a woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women."figuratively
3. (figuratively) A woman.UKfigurativelyinformal
4. (UK, informal) A hen night.UKinformal
5. (Scotland, informal) An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.Examples: "Don't cry, hen. Everything will be all right."Scotlandinformal
6. (transgender slang) The penis of a trans woman.Examples: "Coordinate term: cock"Synonyms: clit, clitoris, girlcock, girldick, gock, hen, ladybits, ladyparts
verb (English)
1. (transitive, intransitive) Synonym of mother-hen.Examples: "Once he had flared up, "If ever a man was henned, it's me!""; "Mammy henned the black workers into placing the trunks beside the girls."Synonyms: mother-henintransitivetransitive
adv (English)
1. (dialectal) Hence.dialectalnot-comparable
verb (English)
1. (dialectal) To throw.dialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary