See Also: cooper(dictionary)
cooper(dictionary)
Cooper's herniotome(medicine)
Cooper pair(dictionary)
Cooper's hernia(medicine)
Cooper's fascia(medicine)
Cooper, Gary(encyclopedia)
Cooper, Leon N(eil)(encyclopedia)
Cooper, Peter(encyclopedia)
Cooper (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

cooper (iou)



cooper noun & verb. ME.
[Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kuper, formed as COOP noun1: see -ER1.]
A. noun.
A skilled worker who makes and repairs wooden vessels formed of staves and hoops, as casks, tubs, etc. ME.
b. A crew member on a ship who repairs casks etc. E17.
A person engaged in the trade of sampling, bottling, or retailing wine. E16.
A bottle-basket used in wine cellars. E19.
A drink composed of a mixture of stout and porter, orig. drunk by the coopers in breweries. L19.
Comb.: cooper-shop arch. a shop selling wine.
b. verb trans.
Make or repair the staves or hoops of (casks etc.); equip or secure with hoops. E18.
Put or stow in casks. M18.
Foll. by up: get into a presentable form. colloq. E19.
Ruin, spoil. slang. M19.