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battery hen

battery hen noun: a hen kept in a small cage or battery.

Noun

battery hen (plural battery hens)

  1. A hen kept in a small cage or battery.

Forms of battery hen

pluralbattery hens

Questions about battery hen

What does battery hen mean?
Battery hen means a hen kept in a small cage or battery.
What part of speech is battery hen?
Battery hen is a noun.
What is the plural of battery hen?
The plural of battery hen is battery hens.

Words near battery hen in the dictionary

  1. battery electric multiple unit
  2. battery electric multiple units
  3. battery electric vehicle
  4. battery electric vehicles
  5. battery eliminator
  6. battery hen
  7. battery hens
  8. battery life
  9. battery lives
  10. battery mate
  11. battery mates

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