chicken coop

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noun

a coop for chickens.

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.

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Origin of chicken coop

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby chicken coop

chicken adder, chicken-and-egg, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop, chicken fat clot, chicken feed, chicken fillet, chicken-fried, chicken-fry

How to use chicken coop in a sentence

They started a bed-and-breakfast on the ground floor called Auf dem Land, or “In the Countryside,” and served their guests fresh eggs and honey from the beehive and little chicken coop decorated with hearts out back.
On one street in Germany’s floods: Terror, survival, tragedy and the house that floated away|Loveday Morris, Júlia Ledur|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chicken, to this day, is valued for its medicinal properties.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In Rome, he writes, the chicken “predicted the outcome of battles.”
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lawler is more interested in the more fascinating story of how the chicken spread.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
So Hettie put the chicken in a cage, with some wool to cover it, and fed it several times every day, till it came to know her.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
Lyn was no chicken-hearted weakling, to sit down and weep unavailingly in time of peril.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Not so much, either; 'cause a chicken will stir round an' scratch a livin' out the ground, sooner 'n starve.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
There was no one who could make such excellent coffee or fry a chicken so golden brown as she.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin