coop
pronunciation
How to pronounce coop in British English:
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How to pronounce coop in American English:
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Word Origin
- coop
- coop: see cup
- coop (n.)
- "small cage for poultry," mid-14c., from Old English cype, cypa "basket, cask," akin to Middle Dutch kupe, Swedish kupa, and all probably from Latin cupa "tub, cask," from PIE *keup- "hollow mound" (see cup (n.)).
- coop (v.)
- 1560s, from coop (n.). Related: Cooped; cooping.
Example
- 1. Here are some of the things they said about why workers were flying the coop :
- 2. Other horse owners will know if that horse has a nasty disposition or always balks at the chicken coop , which is a popular jump at shows .
- 3. They 're building a chicken coop .
- 4. The old hen clicked in the coop .
- 5. Probably another reason to avoid coop .