coopcoop /kuːp/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcoop
ExamplesOrigin:
1200-1300 Perhaps from Middle Dutch cupe ‘basket, barrel’, from Latin cupa; ➔ CUP1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Another story tells of a fox that stole a chicken from his coop and returned the bird alive.
- If a hawk flies over their coop, they scurry to shelter; if a pigeon, they do not.
- One burned the chicken coop to the ground.
- Plus it discourages funds that have already flown the coop from changing course and heading home again.
- She walked round and lifted one of the slats from the roof of the lean-to chicken coop.
- Since the crisis, the manager explains, the coop has not been able to afford fertilizers.
- Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them.
WORD SETS► Agriculture
Collocationsagrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► chicken
Phrases· Kalchu went to the chicken coop and lifted the hatch.· The night came down around us, and it was dark by the time we reached the chicken coop.· Snared rabbits: slept in a chicken coop: down in the underworld of docks.· One burned the chicken coop to the ground.· She walked round and lifted one of the slats from the roof of the lean-to chicken coop.· When the men were building a new chicken coop, she would go out and help in whatever way she could.· Apparently it's £50K on the table, £30K in the shower and £75K in the chicken coop...· He would go out and wander over to the chicken coop.
VERB► fly· Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them.· If a hawk flies over their coop, they scurry to shelter; if a pigeon, they do not.· Plus it discourages funds that have already flown the coop from changing course and heading home again.· The Tomahawk cruise missile, born in 1972 and built here ever since, has flown the coop.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fly the coop
a building for small animals, especially chickens- All my children have flown the coop now.
- Plus it discourages funds that have already flown the coop from changing course and heading home again.
- The Tomahawk cruise missile, born in 1972 and built here ever since, has flown the coop.
- Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them.