chicken coop

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From chicken +‎ coop.

Noun

chicken coop (plural chicken coops)

  1. A building, often wooden with wire netting, in which a small number of poultry are kept.
    Synonym: chickenhouse
    Hypernym: (often synonymous) poultryhouse
    Hyponyms: (usually synonymous) hencoop, henhouse
    Coordinate term: chicken tractor
  2. (slang) A weigh station.
    • 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:
      There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps
      And rigs of every size.
      Yeah, them chicken coops was full o'bears
      And choppers filled the skies.

Translations

small building for poultry — see henhouse

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