Poultryhouse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A house for poultry (avian livestock), usually for chickens.

    "I am going to give you a few ideas of poultryhouse construction that have been used by very successful poultrymen. I believed the idea of substituting a muslin front was the silliest thing I had ever heard, the first time it was suggested. But I tried the muslin curtains and to-day I believe that they offer the only solution of the problem of poultryhouse ventilation."

Example

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"I am going to give you a few ideas of poultryhouse construction that have been used by very successful poultrymen. I believed the idea of substituting a muslin front was the silliest thing I had ever heard, the first time it was suggested. But I tried the muslin curtains and to-day I believe that they offer the only solution of the problem of poultryhouse ventilation."

Etymology

From poultry + house.

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