# cock and Hen

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/cock-and-hen
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

ten

## Examples

- I have a cock and hen of those old coins.
- The shopkeeper told me the price was a cock and hen, so I paid him and left.
- He counted out a cock and hen of gold pieces, placing them carefully upon the wooden table before the merchant.

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