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hencoop

hencoop

7.3
A small building on a farm where chickens live
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛnˌkuːp/
translation icon : gallinero
  • He constructed a simple hencoop in the backyard to raise a few chickens for fresh eggs.

Examples

  • The pesu-ban was originally a hencoop or pen made of bamboo or the petiole of the palm, the top of which was covered with the same material.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The farmer built a new hencoop to protect his chickens from the harsh winter weather.

  • The name was given to the Asafu fence owing to its construction being somewhat similar to the hencoop.

    Academic text (2007)

  • They'd raided every hencoop and carried away good God-fearing children to raise these children as mangy gypsies.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Every morning, she checks the hencoop to make sure the chickens have enough food and water.

Synonyms

coop
vshencoop
31 1.6

A small building where people keep chickens or other birds

is limited to farm housing for poultry rather than general enclosures
henhouse
vshencoop
14 1.4

A small farm building where chickens live

is identical in meaning but is another common farm name
chicken coop
vshencoop
10 1.3

A small building where people keep chickens

is the same concept but used as an alternate common term

How Big

barn
363 1.0
hencoop
7.3
hutch
  • UK
6.8
nest
219 1.0

Surface Forms

hencoop singular
hencoops plural

Morphology

hencoop = hen + coop (transparent) = hen + coop

The meaning is directly derived from the clear combination of 'hen' and 'coop', which together denote a coop for hens.

Etymology

Hencoop is simply two parts: hen, meaning 'female bird', and coop, meaning 'small cage' or 'shelter'. Think of hens going back into their 'cage' at night — that is why a hencoop is the small building where chickens live.