cock in the henhouse

noun

A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.

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Meanings

nouncock in the henhouse (plural cocks in the henhouse)

plural cocks in the henhouse

  1. figurativelyidiomaticA man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them.

    Elizabeth's divorce would cut her loose to go her merry, cheating way; which left him free as a cock in the henhouse to seek female companionship

    2009, Chris Clearman, Louisiana Privateer
    1 more example

    But his strutting like a cock in the henhouse had done him no good with the privy council, nor with his brother the Lord Protector, nor even with his nephew the young king.

    2013, Gillian Bagwell, Venus in Winter
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APA

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“cock in the henhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20in%20the%20henhouse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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