Meanings
plural chicken coops · alternative chickencoop
- A building, often wooden with wire netting, in which a small number of poultry are kept.
Synonyms: chickenhouse
- slangA weigh station.
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.
1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA building, often wooden with wire netting, in which a small number of poultry are kept.
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chicken coop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20coop
“chicken coop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20coop. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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