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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.

A coop or cage for hens.

any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.

One who, or that which scoops.

A cooperator. [R.] Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! Shak.

A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.

A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is R. Americana. [Written also avocette.]