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chookhouse

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Etymology

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From chook +‎ house.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chookhouse (plural chookhouses)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A henhouse.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 178:
      The hens were my witness to the ghost. They set up the sort of fuss and panic you hear when a snake enters the chookhouse late at night.