hooping

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hooping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hoop \Hoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hooping.]
     1. To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or
        puncheon.
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     2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. --Shak.
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