battery hen

noun

A hen kept in a small cage or battery.

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Meanings

nounbattery hen (plural battery hens)

plural battery hens

  1. A hen kept in a small cage or battery.

Translations

Danish burhøne
  • burhønehen kept in small cage
Finnish häkkikana
  • häkkikanahen kept in small cage
Norwegian Bokmål burhøne, burhøns
  • burhønehen kept in small cage
  • burhønshen kept in small cage
Swedish burhöna
  • burhönahen kept in small cage
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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