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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fat hen/fatˈhɛn/

▶noun a herbaceous weed with mealy edible leaves. [Chenopodium alba.]

– origin C18: said to be so named because the seeds were eaten by poultry.

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