Verb (old).—To beat. To well hoop one’s barrel = to thrash soundly. For
synonyms, see Tan.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
To hoop it (or go through the hoop), verb. phr. (old).—1. To pass the
Insolvent Debtor’s Court; to get hooped up = whitewashed (q.v.). For
synonyms, see Dead-broke.