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Definition of Hen yard
1. Noun. An enclosed yard for keeping poultry.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hen Yard
Literary usage of Hen yard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. German Romance: Specimens of Its Chief Authors by Thomas Carlyle, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Jean Paul (1841)
"The Professor, like any other prince, observed with sorrow the decreasing population
of his hen-yard, for his subjects, like the Hebrews, were dying by ..."
2. Translations from the German by Thomas Carlyle, Johann Karl August Musäus, Ludwig Tieck, Jean Paul (1871)
"The Professor, like any other prince, observed with sorrow the decreasing population
of his hen-yard, for his subjects, like the Hebrews, were dying by ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"The Professor, like any other prince, observed with sorrow the decreasing population
of his hen- yard, for his subjects, like the Hebrews, were dying by ..."
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