(Britain) A bachelorette party; a party held for a woman who is about to be married.

plural of hen's tooth

A hen kept in a small cage or battery.

(informal) Any hawk supposed to prey on poultry.

(rare) A bottle of wine in the port wine trade containing 2.25 liters of fluid, three times the volume of a standard bottle. / (Scotland) A hen with a tuft of feathers on her head.

plural of tappit hen

(literally) A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks. / (idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs.

Alternative form of mother-hen

plural of hen's tooth

(idiomatic) anything not naturally occurring