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 feed, chicken fillet, chicken-fried, chicken-fry, chicken hawk

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
Not in hell, but in my own chicken coop, which does not cost $1500 to enter.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meditations on the pursuit of happiness while cleaning the chicken coop.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leaning on the shovel in the pen outside the chicken coop, I was wondering.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I departed for the compost heap happy that I was almost done cleaning the chicken coop.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every spring and fall, the chicken coop in the barn must be cleaned.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 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
I've been trying to keep a Bird of Paradise in a chicken coop!
Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Then they went on together to the party, which was held in a nice big chicken coop.
Uncle Wiggily's Adventures|Howard R. Garis
It was a shock to the others when a wailing cry 152 came to their ears from the vicinity of the chicken coop.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
They tell me you sleep any old place—on the ground or in a chicken coop—makes no matter.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson