coop
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1.6
- noun
- /kuːp/
:
gallinero
- There was this telephone in the chicken coop.
- a chicken coop
Last spring an intruder murdered her sisters and left her garroted in the coop.
- Last spring an intruder murdered her sisters and left her garroted in the coop.
- I maybe want a little bit of fresh air into chicken coops, a lot of chicken coops these days.
- The ducks, The ducks, I have this vision of them going into the chicken coop and, like, hanging out and then they go after there and all that.
- So what do we know about what's going on in caves About as much as we know what's going on in the family chicken coop.
- But I get about if I go in the chicken coop back to this egg deal we're working on.
Examples
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She checked the coop for eggs before starting her morning chores.
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I thought of her husband without a job, of their chicken coop and what it might provide.
Fiction book (1991) -
But I would go out into her chicken coop after lunch every other Sunday and get the eggs for her.
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Do you have other tips for keeping the coop in tip-top shape all winter?
Blog text (2) -
The woods behind Mrs. Bosh's chicken coop face north, downward from the ridge of our street toward farmland.
Fiction book (1995) -
I heard some noises over near the coop, and the hens ain't been layin' like they should.
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The farmer built a new coop to house his chickens safely at night.
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Every evening, the chickens return to their coop after roaming freely in the yard.
Synonyms
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1.0
A structure of bars or wires that keeps animals like birds from escaping
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1.4
A small farm building where chickens live
10
1.0
A cage for keeping a pet bird
10
1.3
A small building where people keep chickens
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6.0
A large building or cage where people keep many birds
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7.1
A raised shelter where people keep pigeons
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9.9
A small shelter for farm animals like sheep or pigeons
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8.8
A small building where pigeons or doves live
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2.2
An enclosed outdoor area where chickens live and move
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1.7
A yard where chickens are kept
A small building on a farm where chickens live
A small fenced area where hens live
An enclosed yard where chickens or ducks are kept
A small building where people raise and keep pigeons
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Etymology
The word coop for a small cage comes from an old word meaning 'container' or 'basket', so imagine chickens kept in a little container — that's why their house is called a coop.