| 释义 |
hen-coop|ˈhɛnkuːp|
a. A coop or pen of basket-work, wire-work, or the like, in which poultry are kept.
1697–1703W. Dampier Voy. 1676 (R.) With provision chests, hen-coops and parrot cages, our ships were full of lumber. 1831E. J. Trelawny Adv. Younger Son (1890) 49 Grill a hen⁓coop full of fowls. 1859Geo. Eliot A. Bede i. xv, She stooped down to put the soaked bread under the hen-coop.
b. attrib.
1898Daily News 28 Sept. 5/3 The huge hen-coop crinoline disfigured the women. 1937E. Sitwell I live under Black Sun 296 There came a sound of crazy hen-coop laughter. |