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blue hen

blue hen noun: a mare who benefits a breed by producing many high-quality offspring.

Noun

blue hen (plural blue hens)

  1. (slang) A mare who benefits a breed by producing many high-quality offspring.

Forms of blue hen

pluralblue hens

Questions about blue hen

What does blue hen mean?
Blue hen means a mare who benefits a breed by producing many high-quality offspring.
What part of speech is blue hen?
Blue hen is a noun.
What is the plural of blue hen?
The plural of blue hen is blue hens.

Words near blue hen in the dictionary

  1. blue heavens
  2. blue heeler
  3. blue heelers
  4. blue helmet
  5. blue helmets
  6. blue hen
  7. Blue Hen State
  8. Blue Hen's Chicken
  9. blue hen-hawk
  10. blue hen-hawks
  11. blue hens

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