hencoop

[ hen-koop, -koop ]

noun

1. a large cage or coop for housing poultry.

hencoop

/ ˈhɛnˌkuːp /

noun

1. a cage for poultry

Word History and Origins

Origin of hencoop¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; hen + coop

Example Sentences

They are not mine, you see; and if I drove such, I should look like a sparrow in a hencoop.

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It was attached to a one-story building scarcely larger than a good sized hencoop, that green door.

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The man drew something out of the hencoop and threw it back into the cove.

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Jackdaws will visit the hencoops if not close to the house, and help themselves to the food meant for the fowls.

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I had nearly effected my purpose, when suddenly a grizzled head was thrust up into the moonlight—the ruined hut looking something like a hencoop fastened about the neck.

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