coop
31coop — 1) a fish coop, a hollow vessel made of twigs, with which they take fish in the Humber. N. 2) a muck coop, or lime coop, a close cart or waggon for carrying lime, &c. N …
32coop — 1) a circular and wickerwork trap used in, e.g. Ceylon, narrowing from a five foot circumference at the bottom to an arm s width. A light is used to attract and distract the fish over which the coop is plunged and extracted via the narrow end.… …
33Coop — (1972 ) (USA) Graphic artist and rock poster designer. Produces what can be called anti pinups. Reproductions: Pavement, 1997; Olley, 2005: p. 147 . The Rev. Horton Heat; 1996; Olley, 2005: p. 144 [C]. Still life with Tiki; 1997; Olley, 2005:… …
Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators
34Coop — This is a variant of the Anglo Saxon occupational name Cooper which was used to denote someone who made and repaired wooden vessels such as barrels, tubs, buckets, casks and vats. The derivation is from the early Middle English couper or cowper …
35coop — Synonyms and related words: arena, bar, beleaguer, beset, besiege, block, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, brooder, cage, calaboose, can, chamber, check, chicken house, chokey, cincture, clink, cloister, close, close in, compass,… …
36coop up — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms coop up : present tense I/you/we/they coop up he/she/it coops up present participle cooping up past tense cooped up past participle cooped up if a person or animal is cooped up in a place,… …
37coop — [[t]kup, kʊp[/t]] n. 1) an enclosure or cage in which poultry or small animals are penned 2) a confined space 3) sts Slang. prison 4) to place in or as if in a coop (often fol. by up) • fly the coop Etymology: 1250–1300; ME coupe basket, perh.… …
38coop in — verb confine in or as if in a coop she coops herself up in the library all day • Syn: ↑coop up • Hypernyms: ↑confine • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Somebody s somebody PP …
39coop — See: FLY THE COOP …
40coop — See: FLY THE COOP …
