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chicken coop

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noun

  1. a coop for chickens.

  2. Fox Hunting. a device for making it easier for a horse to jump wire fences, consisting of two wooden panels set on opposite sides of the fence with the tops of the panels joined at an angle so as to cover the wire.

Etymology

Origin of chicken coop

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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He was so near that you could not have set a Chicken coop between him and them, and he had heard every word.

From Among the Farmyard People by Gordon, F.C.

Chicken coop is spelled once with and once without the hyphen.

From Raggedy Ann Stories by Gruelle, Johnny

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