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hen-mould

hen-mould noun: a black, spongy soil.

Noun

hen-mould (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A black, spongy soil.

Questions about hen-mould

What does hen-mould mean?
Hen-mould means a black, spongy soil.
What part of speech is hen-mould?
Hen-mould is a noun.

Words near hen-mould in the dictionary

  1. hen-hawks
  2. hen-hearted
  3. hen-heartedness
  4. hen-house
  5. hen-houses
  6. hen-mould
  7. hen-peck
  8. hen-pecked
  9. hen-pecking
  10. hen-pecks
  11. hen-wife

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