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   Coop

   /ko͞op/

   

   noun

   • 1. a cage or pen for confining poultry: "a chicken coop"

   verb

   • 1. confine in a small space: "being cooped up indoors all day makes him fidgety"
   • ▪ put or keep (a fowl) in a cage or pen.

   Word Origin Middle Englishcowpe; related to Dutch kuip ‘vat’ and German Kufe ‘cask’, based on Latin cupa. Compare with cooper.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

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