Citations:coop

English citations of coop

Etymology 1

Noun

1. A basket, pen or enclosure for birds.
2. A wickerwork basket (kipe) or other enclosure for catching fish.
3. (figuratively, slang) A narrow place of confinement, a cage; a jail, a prison.
4. (obsolete) A barrel or cask for holding liquids.

Verb

1. (transitive) To keep in a coop.
2. (transitive) To shut up or confine in a narrow space; to cramp.
3. (transitive, intransitive, politics, historical) To unlawfully confine one or more voters to prevent them from casting their ballots in an election.
4. (intransitive, law enforcement, slang) Of a police officer: to sleep or relax while on duty.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To make or repair barrels, casks and other wooden vessels; to work upon in the manner of a cooper.
   • Holland:

     Shaken tubs […] be new cooped.