n. A place where domestic fowl, such as chickens, are reared; a poultry farm.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An inclosed place for keeping hens.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A place where fowls are kept; a poultry-yard.
Word Usage
"The ancestor whose will says, "And I leave to my derely belovd children viz: anna mariah jane martha john hennery mary louizer and stephen" did not have nine children."