henhouse

Everyday

A small hut or shed where hens (chickens) live, sleep and lay eggs. tree →

In the lessons

On farms and in gardens hens sleep in a henhouse to stay safe from foxes; in maths problems you count hens and eggs in the henhouse. Phrases: «shut the henhouse», «a fox in the henhouse» (danger inside).

Examples

• We shut the hens in the henhouse at night to keep the fox out. tree →
• I collect the eggs from the henhouse every morning. tree →
• The henhouse has 6 nest boxes. tree →
• If 8 hens each lay 1 egg a day, the henhouse gives 56 eggs in a week. tree →
• Grandad built a henhouse from old wood. tree →
• Letting him guard the sweets is like putting a fox in the henhouse. tree →
• In the meantime, since my watchdog died today, you may take his place and guard my henhouse.” tree →

Note

One word (also «hen house»). Other names: chicken coop, hen coop (US: coop). Plural «henhouses». A hen is a female chicken; a rooster or cock is the male.