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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Carrier pigeons were used to transport messages back to their home coop

Hi

I couldn't find any definition of "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coop" which fits here. Could you please help? Thanks.

During the First and Second World Wars, carrier pigeons were used to transport messages back to their home coop behind the lines.
  

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com/topic/coop An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals.

— MalRey

  • com/topic/coop An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals.
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http://www.answers.com/topic/coop

An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals.
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Thanks, MalRey.

The M-W also offers the definition you quoted. Let me rephrase my question. Is "coop" functioning as a noun or verb? In my opinion, I don't think it's a verb in the given context. But I don't understand how it can work as a noun either. Help me, please.

Regards

Jackson
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If I may **** in, ...

home coop is a compound noun (two nouns) meaning the coop where they have their home - their coop of origin, so to speak, or the coop that serves as their "headquarters". There are many compounds with home where home has the same meaning.

Compare:

home country, home state, home city, home town, home port, and even, in sc
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