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Examples of guinea hen in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Heritage Foods has 4- to 4.5-pound guinea hens raised by the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch Network based in Kansas. D’Artagnan sells 2 to 3 pound hens from California.
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Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Or casual eats like the Chinese-Cajun cracklin’ at Bywater Brew Pub in New Orleans and the curry noodle sandwich with crispy guinea hen skin at Rose’s in Durham, N.C.
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Richard Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
The menu describes the baked good as a white Sonoran wheat pretzel served with guinea hen butter and Arizona honeycomb.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
Menu highlights include juniper and rosemary crusted lamb with gnocchi, grilled prime rib-eye, free range guinea hen, roasted kuri squash bisque with lobster and amaretto crumble, and pumpkin cheesecake.
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Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
As for the butter, it's rendered fat from guinea hen that Valentine sources from local Two Wash Ranch.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2022
Additional poultry options include turkey parts, guinea hen and ducks, with gravy, smoked ham and other festive meat products available for pre-order and delivery to much of the East Bay through Mercato.
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Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Following Zeta, Porche recovered a missing guinea hen from the home of a neighbor, who recognized it as his pet and contacted him.
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Celeste Turner | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 5 Nov. 2020
The shop also carries eggs, chicken and guinea hens from Two Wash Ranch, as well as pork chops and sausages from Rancho Llano Seco.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 1 Apr. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined above
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“Guinea hen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guinea%20hen. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
guinea hen
noun
: guinea fowl
especially
: a female guinea fowl
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