Hen /(?)/

Hen

n.
  1. The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Hen clam
A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam.
Hen driver
See Hen harrier (below).
Hen harrier
a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh hawk. See Marsh hawk.
Hen hawk
one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), and the goshawk.