henhouse

noun

hen·​house ˈhen-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce henhouse (audio)
: a house or shelter for fowl

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Amazon's latest retail media announcement - offering its advertising technology to other retailers - might seem like asking competitors to invite the fox into the henhouse. Kiri Masters, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Kids create their own chicken henhouse and care for their chicken figurines and eggs using 101 pieces. Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025 Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse. Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for henhouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of henhouse was in 1509

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“Henhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henhouse. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

henhouse

noun
hen·​house ˈhen-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce henhouse (audio)
: a house or shelter for fowl and especially for domestic chickens

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