Crossword puzzle clue "egg layers in coops"

HEN, to lose courage

LAMINATION, the act of laminating

to apply an onion, an edible bulb, to

BROOD, to ponder gloomily

COO, to make the sound of a dove

COTE, to pass by; to outstrip (as one dog another)

ENCAGE, to put in a cage, also INCAGE