[kuːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a cage or pen in which poultry are kept


Phrases:

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

[kuːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- confine in a small space
(e.g: being cooped up indoors all day makes him fidgety)

- put or keep (poultry) in a cage or pen
(e.g: our free-range chickens roam the barnyard instead of staying cooped up in a henhouse)


Phrases:

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