Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Cooping.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up, sometimes by in.
The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.
Dryden.
The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the understanding up within narrow bounds.
Locke.
2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped." Holland.
Syn. -- To crowd; confine; imprison.
Coo*pee" (k&oomac;*pē"), n. See Coupe. [Obs.], Johnson.
Coop"er (k&oocr;p"&etilde;r; 277), n. [From Coop.] One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, etc.
Coop"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coopered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Coopering.] To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.
Coop"er*age (?), n. 1. Work done by a cooper.