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

Across from the cabin, visitors can access the communal gardens and chicken coop, where you’re encouraged to enjoy fresh herbs, veggies, and eggs for the duration of your stay. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

The Reting Rinpoche dispatched a search team of high lamas, who soon heard about a precocious 2-year-old who enjoyed larking inside chicken coops but also frequently spoke yearningly about making a long journey to Lhasa. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Owning a backyard chicken flock comes with risk, but building a chicken coop is easier than most people think. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Searches for backyard chickens and how to build a chicken coop spiked right as prices peaked, which didn’t seem to be a coincidence. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 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