coop
noun
an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
coops
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pluralof coop.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof coop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
coopnounan enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
Example Sentences
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The coops even feature conversation prompts for the table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Where the animals go after that is up to them, and although there have been some attacks on chicken coops, Sarmento says there have not been many.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025
Many people from Haiti and Latin America now work in the coops and slaughterhouses of the expanding poultry industry, which extends north into Maryland and Delaware.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
"Fish may simply not encounter much ammonium in the water, while chicken coops are filled with ammonium that needs to be avoided and not eaten."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023
The next morning there were no ants in the kitchen, none in the pantry, the granary, the stable, the chicken coops, the pastures.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
