battery cage

noun

A small cage in which a hen is kept to lay eggs.

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Meanings

nounbattery cage (plural battery cages)

plural battery cages

  1. agricultureA small cage in which a hen is kept to lay eggs.

Origin

From battery + cage.

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Translations

Dutch legbatterij
  • legbatterijcage in which a hen lays eggs
Finnish kanahäkki, häkkikanala
  • kanahäkkicage in which a hen lays eggs
  • häkkikanalacage in which a hen lays eggs
German Legebatterie
  • Legebatteriecage in which a hen lays eggs
Swedish hönsbur
  • hönsburcage in which a hen lays eggs
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APA

battery cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battery%20cage

MLA

“battery cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battery%20cage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battery cage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battery%20cage.

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