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hencoop

American  
[hen-koop, -koop] / ˈhɛnˌkup, -ˌkʊp /

noun

  1. a large cage or coop for housing poultry.


hencoop British  
/ ˈhɛnˌkuːp /

noun

  1. a cage for poultry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hencoop

First recorded in 1690–1700; hen + coop

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Few theological animals went into the hencoop, which was a theory of the pre-existence of souls.

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Since his experiments, hencoop lights have been blazing at night all over the U.S., and farmers by the hundreds have turned to Jimmie Halpin for help.

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Said his father: "Edward, you've destroyed the Calvinistic barns, but I hope you don't delude yourself that the animals are going into your little theological hencoop."

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They were wretched beyond description, living in cabins with hencoop sides and porous roofs.

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He had little clothing on, and no shoes, so he was not greatly trammeled in swimming to the drifting hencoop.

From Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton by Emerson, Alice B.