chicken coop

English

Alternative forms

• chickencoop

Etymology

From chicken +‎ coop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chicken coop (plural chicken coops)

2. A building, often wooden with wire netting, in which a small number of poultry are kept.

   Synonym: chickenhouse

   Hypernym: (often synonymous) poultryhouse

   Hyponyms: (usually synonymous) hencoop, henhouse

   Coordinate term: chicken tractor

3. (slang) A weigh station.
   • 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:

     There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps
     And rigs of every size.
     Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears
     And choppers filled the skies.

Translations

small building for poultry — see henhouse

See also

• chicken coop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia