chickenhouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From chicken + house.
Meanings
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Synonym of chicken coop.
[H]e might catch that dirty big black retriever in his chicken-house, red-legged, with blood in its teeth and henshit in its tail.
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chicken house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chickenhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chicken-house | alternative | lexicographic |