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(kp), n.[Cf. AS. cypa a measure, D. kuip tub, Icel. kupa bowl, G. kufe coop tub; all fr. L. cupa vat, tub, LL. cupa, copa, cup. See Cup, and cf. Keeve.] 1. A barrel or cask for liquor. [Obs.] Johnson. 2. An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry. 3. A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel. [Scotch] 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. スポンサード リンク
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