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Definition of 'coop'Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
( en-noun)
A pen or enclosure for birds.
(slang) jail
A barrel or cask for liquor.
- (Johnson)
(Scotland) A cart from boards; a tumbrel.
Verb
( en-verb)
To keep in a coop.
To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
* Dryden
- The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.
* John Locke
- The contempt of all other knowledge coops the understanding up within narrow bounds.
(obsolete) To work upon in the manner of a cooper.
* Holland
- Shaken tubs be new cooped .
Derived terms
* coop up
Etymology 2
From , by shortening.
Similar to 'coop'cheap, cop, chop, cup, chip, chap, cap, cheep, coup, cep, caup
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