hennery

[ hen-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhɛn ə ri /

a place where poultry is kept or raised.

Origin of hennery

First recorded in 1855–60; hen + -ery

The day is fast passing when the farm consists of a tobacco barn, a pig pen, a cow stable and a hennery.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting |Various
He proposed to capture a number of the fowls, bring them to Haven Glade, and there establish a hennery.

The Cassowary |Stanley Waterloo
He come up to Ma's room, and sounded Ma as to whether Hennery had retired to his virtuous couch.

Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa |George W. Peck
So with the output of the hennery, the apiary, the blacksmith-shop in the place.

Children of the Tenements |Jacob A. Riis

In answer, Williams said, with mournful emphasis, "Hennery."

The Monster and Other Stories |Stephen Crane

hennery

/ (ˈhɛnərɪ) /

a place or farm for keeping poultry