hen track

noun

Definition of hen tracknext
as in hen scratch

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  1. scratch
  2. scrawl
  3. scribble
  4. handwriting
  5. script
Noun
  • Based in Sacramento, Sugar Coated is a scratch bakery specializing in gourmet cupcakes, macarons, and individual desserts, known for creative fillings, premium ingredients and unexpected flavor combinations.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Philadelphia second baseman Bryson Stott was a late scratch from the lineup due to personal reasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of scratch
Noun
  • At the center of it all is an FBI agent’s handwritten scrawl, detailing an alleged murder confession by a man who is missing and widely believed to have been murdered.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The script is usually written in a nameless scrawl.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Definition of scrawl
Noun
  • But autos were precarious contraptions at the start of the 20th century, and America’s national system of roads was little more than a faint scribble on the map.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some three hours into the four-hour drive, the road plunged into a dizzying scribble of hairpin bends, eventually spitting us out into the Colca Valley, where, at the end of 2023, Andean pitched up Puqio.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Definition of scribble
Noun
  • Decades later, Denise Epstein opened a leather case of her mother’s and discovered a manuscript set forth in tiny handwriting.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The sticker will feature a butterfly — an image that Parton had long used in her logos — with the singer’s first name in her handwriting in the middle, all in Tennessee orange and white.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of handwriting
Noun
  • Willis should be able to produce on the ground, but the Dolphins might get behind often this season and fall into heavy passing scripts.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Despite this strange digression, Besson’s script soon gets back on track when Giu gets the results of his tests back and declares war on Father Joe.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of script
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“Hen track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hen%20track. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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