chookhouse

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Australia/ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/UK/ˈtʃʊkhaʊs/

noun

A henhouse or chicken coop.

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Meanings

nounchookhouse (plural chookhouses)

plural chookhouses

  1. AustraliacolloquialA henhouse or chicken coop.

    The hens were my witness to the ghost. They set up the sort of fuss and panic you hear when a snake enters the chookhouse late at night.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 178

Origin

From chook + house.

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APA

chookhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookhouse

MLA

“chookhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chookhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookhouse.

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