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SETTING HEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does setting hen mean? 

SETTING HEN (noun)
  The noun SETTING HEN has 1 sense:

1. a domestic hen ready to broodplay

  Familiarity information: SETTING HEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SETTING HEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A domestic hen ready to brood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

brood hen; broody; broody hen; setting hen; sitter

Hypernyms ("setting hen" is a kind of...):

biddy; hen (adult female chicken)


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