chookhouse

English

Etymology

From chook +‎ house.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʊkhaʊs/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

chookhouse (plural chookhouses)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A henhouse.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 178:
      The hens were my witness to the ghost. They set up the sort of fuss and panic you hear when a snake enters the chookhouse late at night.
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