chicken coop
Americannoun
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a coop for chickens.
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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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In short, the wolves are watching the chicken coop.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
You had an M.B.A. and were living in a chicken coop without running water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The home features a “state-of-the-art gym and wellness area,” a home theater, a catering kitchen, a tennis court, a vegetable garden, a chicken coop, and a koi pond.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025
Iraq-born Shlomo Mansour, 86, was taken captive from Kibbutz Kissufim, where he lived and worked as a chicken coop manager.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Penelope feared he might demand an explanation for the strange man in the chicken coop who had claimed to be his dead father, but he did not.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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