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A raccoon. See Raccoon.

A game of cards derived from conquian, played by two or more players with one or two full packs of cards.

A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the Zamia integrifolia, from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared.

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 coopet within their walls so long. Dryden. The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the understanding up within narrow bounds. Locke.

See Coupe. [Obs.] Johnson.

To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.

Work done by a cooper.

Operating together; as, coöperant forces.

To act or operate jointly with another or others; to concur in action, effort, or effect. Whate'er coöperates to the common mirth. Crashaw.

The act of coöperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor. Not holpen by the coöperation of angels. Bacon.

Operating jointly to the same end. Coöperative society, a society established on the principle of a joint-stock association, for the production of commodities, or their purchase and distribution for consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital among its members. -- Coöperative store, a store established by…

One who labors jointly with others to promote the same end. "Coöperators with the truth." Boyle.

Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper.

Relating to a cooper; coopered. [Obs.] Coopery vessels made of wood. Holland.

To choose or elect in concert with another. [R.] Each of the hundred was to coöpt three others. Jowett (Thysyd. ).

To choose; to elect; to coöpt. [Obs.] Cockeram.

The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.] The first election and coöptation of a friend. Howell.

To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.

Joint ordinance.

Equal in rank or order; not subordinate. Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or many coördinate powers presiding over each country. Law. Conjunctions joint sentences and coördinate terms. Rev. R. Morris. Coördinate adjectives, adjectives disconnected as regards ane another, but referring equally to the…