fat hen

British  

noun

1. Also called (US): pigweed.   lamb's-quarters.  a common plant, Chenopodium album , with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae (chenopods)

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Example Sentences

To the girls, it was immediately apparent why the youth was being chased, for he carried a fat hen beneath his arm, and ran with hat pulled low over his face.

From The Wishing Well by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

One day Mamma Fox said to Papa Fox, “I want a fat hen to eat.”

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk by Wheeler, Daniel Edwin

Three plump partridges, two ducks and a good fat hen.

From Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl by Richards, Caroline Cowles

Among these was a foolish, fat hen who lived in Farmer Green's henhouse.

From The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Sleepy-Time Tales by Smith, Harry L.

Choose a fat hen turkey of some six or seven pounds weight, and cut off legs up to second joint, with half the wings and the neck.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen