Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The trade of a cooper; cooperage.
- noun Vessels made by a cooper, collectively: in the quotation used attributively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Relating to a cooper; coopered.
- noun The occupation of a cooper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Cooperage .
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Examples
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The woman wiped her sweaty face with a bright red handkerchief and bobbed her head in the direction of the coopery.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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In the alley behind the coopery the woman in rags who had seen them near the produce table caught her breath.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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The woman wiped her sweaty face with a bright red handkerchief and bobbed her head in the direction of the coopery.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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In the alley behind the coopery the woman in rags who had seen them near the produce table caught her breath.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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Sure enough, as Jesus taught, when I answered vileness with kindness the stranger did part from my coopery as my friend instead of my enemy, and with a wiser eye about the workings of the Lord among men.
Alvin Journeyman Card, Orson Scott 1995
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The double doors to Abraham Valentine’s coopery were wide open.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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The double doors to Abraham Valentine’s coopery were wide open.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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