2. Verb. (obsolete) (third-person singular of cooper) ¹
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Definition of Coopers
1. cooper [v] - See also: cooper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coopers
Literary usage of Coopers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections by Massachusetts Historical Society (1871)
"The expediency of incorporating the coopers, and of establishing some regulations
as to the manner in which their trade should be carried on, seems to have ..."
2. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington (1871)
"FLOGGING THE WINE-coopers. AN anecdote, amongst many of the same genus, which I
witnessed myself, about the same period, is particularly illustrative of the ..."
3. View of the British Empire, More Especially Scotland: With Some Proposals by John Knox (1789)
"'The coopers belonging to any herring works lhall not be allowed to daunt* any
herrings that have the circle or burn mark, but leave that to be done by the ..."
4. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"The Aspen-wood is white and tender, and in use by coopers and joiners. Like the
wood of other Poplars, much sought for paper-mills as an admixture to the ..."
5. Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes: Report to Sir Arthur Bass, M.P. by Leone Levi (1885)
"SAWYERS, coopers, AND TURNERS. ... THE wages of sawyers in Manchester are
24s., sawmill labourers, 20s.; coopers in the dockyard earn 3s. 6d. to 4s. ..."
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