chicken coop

noun

plural chicken coops

1

: a coop (especially a cage or small building) for housing chickens

2

sometimes chicken-coop jump : a usually wooden obstacle having an A-shaped frame that is used in horse jumping and traditionally in fox hunting to protect horses from wire fences

Examples of chicken coop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Right now the farm is raising money for a new, $3,250 chicken coop. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Also on the property are a pool, a one-bedroom guest cottage, a dock, a veggie garden, and a chicken coop. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 July 2026

There’s a chicken coop and a koi pond deep enough to sustain the fish through winter. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The chicken coop just outside the parterre adds a rustic note. — Myles McDonnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chicken coop

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group