cage-free

adjective

Being or relating to chickens not raised in battery cages, but free to roam within a certain space.

“cage-free hens”

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Meanings

adjectivecage-free (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing or relating to chickens not raised in battery cages, but free to roam within a certain space.

    cage-free hens

    1 more example

    cage-free eggs

Origin

From cage + -free.

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APA

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

MLA

“cage-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cage-free. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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