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hen

hen \'hen\ n [ME, fr. OE henn; akin to OE hana rooster - more at CHANT] 1a: 
   a female domestic fowl esp. over a year old; broadly : a female  bird 1b: 
   the female of various mostly aquatic animals (as lobsters or fish)  2: 
   WOMAN; specif : a fussy middle-aged woman