Cornish game hen

noun

A young broiler chicken (not an actual game bird, nor necessarily female) sold whole.

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Cornish henpoussin
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Meanings

nounCornish game hen (plural Cornish game hens)

plural Cornish game hens

  1. USA young broiler chicken (not an actual game bird, nor necessarily female) sold whole.

    Synonyms: Cornish hen, poussin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young broiler chicken (not an actual game bird, nor necessarily female) sold whole.

Similar
Cornish henpoussin
Also see
cornish hen
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Cornish game hen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornish%20game%20hen

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

Chicago

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

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