Poultry Farming Terms

noun a woman, especially one who is bossy or domineering

• The hen laid eggs every morning in the coop.
• The hen is brooding on her eggs in the nest.
• That hen is a real clucker, always making noise.
• She's as protective as a mother hen when it comes to her children.

adjective existing or occurring in large numbers or in a great quantity

adverb in a state of being brooded or contemplated

• The hen sat abrood on her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.
• She always seems to be abrood about something, I wonder what's on her mind.
• I could tell he was abrood about failing the test, he looked so down.
• The idea of starting a new business had been abrood in his mind for months.