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Definition of Coop up
1. Verb. Confine in or as if in a coop. "She coops herself up in the library all day"
Definition of Coop up
1. Verb. To confine in a restricted place or situation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coop Up
Literary usage of Coop up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of the Kiniassa Language by John Rebman, Johann Ludwig Krapf, Church Missionary Society (1877)
"... (va) to «coop up a handful (Kis.fcu figa item»*). ... (vd) to «coop up a
handful for (another). ..."
2. A general dictionary of the English language; to which is prefixed, a ...by William Perry by William Perry (1795)
"... r. one who inlays colours Enam'our, va. to inflame with love Enarra'tion, s.
explanation, narrative Encage*, vn. to confine, to coop up Encamp', ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1857)
"... sine became consequentially to encage, to coop up, to confine.” Hence Pennant
in his London, p. 151., tells us, that “on the north side of Charing Cross ..."
4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"... which in the woodcut is seen lying on the ground, hinges at bottom on hooks,
and when turned up and secured with a button, fastens the coop up ..."
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