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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.

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.]

A small cooper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.

bottom, at the foundation or basis; in reality. "He was at the bottom a good man." J. F. Cooper. -- To be at the bottom of, to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of. [Usually in an opprobrious sense.] J. H. Newman. He was at the bottom of many excellent counsels. Addison. -- To go to the bottom, to sink;…

cover or dress with, or as with, a coif. And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper.

A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning. The foxe, maister of collusion. Spenser. That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. Atterbury. By the ig…

ce and their turn. Dodsley. Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is concerned. J. F. Cooper.

To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped." Holland.

A cooper's tool for making the grooves for the heads of casks, etc.; also, the groove itself.