UNHOOPED

Etymology 1

Adjective

unhooped (not comparable)

Not containing hoops.

Etymology 2

Verb

unhooped

simple past tense and past participle of unhoop

Source: Wiktionary


UNHOOP

Un*hoop", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoop.]

Definition: To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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