chookhouse
Australian colloquial term for a henhouse — the structure where chickens are kept.
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#1·Apr 28, 2026AUS
Australian colloquial term for a henhouse — the structure where chickens are kept. Chook is the standard Australian informal word for a chicken, so chookhouse follows naturally as the compound for where they live. Common on Australian farms and rural properties.
He went out to lock up the chookhouse before heading to bed so nothing got at the hens.
Origin: From Australian chook (a chicken, possibly from Scottish chuck or similar) plus house. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS
(AU, colloquial) A henhouse.
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