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coop definition

coop (ko̵̅o̅p)

noun

  1. a small cage, pen, or building as for poultry
    1. any place of confinement
    2. Slang a jail

Etymology: ME coupe, akin to MDu, MLowG kupe, OHG kuofa < L cupa, tub, cask < IE *keup-, hollow, mound: for IE base see coomb

transitive verb

to confine as in a coop: usually with up

intransitive verb

Slang to sleep while on duty: said of a police officer
coop Idioms

fly the coop

☆
Slang to escape, as from a jail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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