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hen-wife

hen-wife is the alternative form of henwife.

Meaning of henwife

Noun

henwife (plural henwives)

  1. A woman in charge of domestic fowl; sometimes used contemptuously about men.

Forms of hen-wife

pluralhen-wives

Questions about hen-wife

What is hen-wife the alternative form of?
Hen-wife is the alternative form of henwife.

Words near hen-wife in the dictionary

  1. hen-mould
  2. hen-peck
  3. hen-pecked
  4. hen-pecking
  5. hen-pecks
  6. hen-wife
  7. hen-witted
  8. hen-wives
  9. Henadz
  10. henagon
  11. henagons

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