2 entries under this word

Coop

Coop, n.

noun

n. [D. kûip, Icel. kûpa, Ger. kufe, O. H. Ger. chuofa, Lat. cupa, cuppa, Pr., Sp., & Pg. cuba, Fr. cuve. Cf. Cup.]

A barrel or cask. Johnson.
An inclosure for keeping small animals; especially a grated box for confining poultry.
A cart made close with boards; tumbrel. Ray.

Coop, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. COOPED (koopt); p. pr. & vb. n. COOPING.] 1. To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass;—usually followed by up, sometimes by in. The Trojans cooped within their walls so long. Dryden. 2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] “Shaken tubs...be new cooped.” Holland. Syn.—To crowd; confine; imprison.