henhouses

noun

plural of henhouse
as in cotes

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  1. cages
  2. folds
  3. coops
Noun
  • Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • George pounds, folds, and squeezes the dough as Minicuci watches.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, the worm has expandable sections built in its head and tail inspired by a type of Japanese origami called kirigami, that uses cuts as well as folds.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • In June, his daughter was visiting and spotted temporary coops going up before a permit had been filed.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Kept in coops throughout the region, the birds are routinely tested for viruses.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coops
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