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henhouse

noun

Definition of henhouse

as in stockade

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Recent Examples of henhouse The fox is still guarding the henhouse, but at least now the hens can sue. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 That’s like asking a fox to investigate why the henhouse is empty. — Houman Hemmati, Oc Register, 20 July 2025 My friend Zephyr regularly participated in transitioning chickens from the henhouse to the kitchen pot, saying the work earned her the privilege to eat them. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for henhouse

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Noun

At weddings, brides proudly wear a heavy matrimonial collar, an accessory more often associated with the stockade, while grooms strap carrots to their crotches and waggle them at goats.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of stockade

Noun

This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.

— Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.

— Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018

Definition of sheepfold

Noun

All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.

— Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.

— Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025

Definition of kraal

Noun

By the last fold, dough should be significantly smoother and tighter.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
The restaurant group behind Husk opened a second location in Nashville in 2013, and though Brock left its fold officially in 2019, Music City has been his home for 13 years.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fold

Noun

In June, his daughter was visiting and spotted temporary coops going up before a permit had been filed.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Monster depicts Lizzie keeping a great number of doves as her dear pets, housing them in an elaborate coop out back.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of coop

Noun

Smaller dogs were most likely to share space, with as many as five Chihuahua mixes in a single kennel.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Pets that travel in the cabin must remain inside their carrier for the whole flight (and the kennel must be stored underneath the seat in front of you), as well as in the gate area and during boarding and deplaning.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

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