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   coop

   /kuːp/

   noun

   • 1. a cage or pen in which poultry are kept.
   • ▪ a basket used in catching fish.

   verb

   • 1. confine in a small space: "being cooped up indoors all day makes him fidgety"
   • 2. put or keep (poultry) in a cage or pen: "our free-range chickens roam the barnyard instead of staying cooped up in a henhouse"

   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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