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Etymology

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en- +‎ coop

Verb

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encoop (third-person singular simple present encoops, present participle encooping, simple past and past participle encooped)

  1. (transitive) To confine in a coop.
    • 1925, A. S. C. Forbes, California Missions and Landmarks: El Camino Real, page 132:
      While Mr. Wallace assisted the mother of the lay-reader, Ambrosio, to encoop a brood of chickens, []