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game hen

noun

: a young, small hen used especially for roasting

Full Definition of GAME HEN

:  an immature domestic hen weighing usually less than two pounds and used especially for roasting <a Cornish game hen>
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First Known Use of GAME HEN

1975

Rhymes with GAME HEN

again, amen, Ardennes, Big Ben, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, doyenne, Estienne, fen-phen, hang ten, hapten, Karen, La Tène, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, RN, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. game hen
  2. Cornish game hen
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