Meaning & use
henhouse
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A small building or shelter where domestic hens are kept.
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Every morning she collected fresh eggs from the henhouse before breakfast.
A fox had been sneaking into the henhouse at night, so the farmer reinforced the fence.
A note on using this word
Often appears in the idiom 'fox in the henhouse,' describing a dangerous or untrustworthy person given access to something valuable.
Words with a similar meaning
coop
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