02319 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 coopet 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. mark [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped."Holland.Syn. -- To crowd; confine; imprison.
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. mark [Obs.] "Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped."Holland.Syn. -- To crowd; confine; imprison.
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