encoop

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ coop.

Verb

encoop (third-person singular simple present encoops, present participle encooping, simple past and past participle encooped)

1. (transitive) To confine in a coop.
   • 1925, A. S. C. Forbes, California Missions and Landmarks: El Camino Real, page 132:

     While Mr. Wallace assisted the mother of the lay-reader, Ambrosio, to encoop a brood of chickens, […]