hen

  1. Adverb.  (dialectal) Hence.
  2. Verb.  (dialectal) To throw.
  3. Noun.  A female bird.
  4. Noun.  (''specifically'') A female chicken, especially one kept for its eggs.
  5. Noun.  (slang) A woman.
  6. Noun.  (informal) The woman whose impending marriage is being celebrated at a hen night.

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