The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . a space; these walls in many,if not in all, species are formed by two distinct plates orvalves, each possessing its own hoop, one of which em-braces or slides over the other like the lid of a box. Thishoop, connecting zone or belt, may be single, double, or ofcomplex structure. Challemjer Reports, II. 3. 5t. A certain quantity of drink, up to the firsthoop on a quart pot (which was formerly boundwith hoops like a barrel). I believe hoopes in quart pots were inven
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . a space; these walls in many,if not in all, species are formed by two distinct plates orvalves, each possessing its own hoop, one of which em-braces or slides over the other like the lid of a box. Thishoop, connecting zone or belt, may be single, double, or ofcomplex structure. Challemjer Reports, II. 3. 5t. A certain quantity of drink, up to the firsthoop on a quart pot (which was formerly boundwith hoops like a barrel). I believe hoopes in quart pots were invented that everyman should take his hoope, aud no more. Nashe, Pierce Penilesse. 6t. An old English measure of capacity, vari-ously estimated at from 1 to 4 a hoop of corn. Tullie, Siege of Carlisle, p. 22. (HalliwcU.)7. The casing inclosing a pair of millstones;also, a reinforcing band about one of the stones.— Provisory hoop, in cask-making, a device for strainingup and holding the staves. It consists of a chain anddouble screws for tightening it. See cut in next column.—To Bet the cock on hoop. See cocti. 2879. t:>uiy liuup. hoopl (hijp or hiip), v. t. [< ME. lioopcn; fromthe noun.] 1. To bind or fasten with a hoopor with hoojis; provide with a hoop: as, to hooj)a baiTel or punclieon. Good sou, loke thy bagges be hoopid at the niothe a-bove. The siu-ere mayst thow put in thy wyne vn-to thy behoue. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 128. 2. To clasp; encircle; sunound. Off with these robes of peace and clemency,And let us hoop our aged limbs with study tortures for this tyrainiy! Beau, and Fl. (V), Faithful Friends, v. hoop the firmament, and makeThis niy emljrace the zodiack. Cieavela^id. hoop2 (hop), V. and n. Same as ivhoop. hoopH (hop), ?(. [Also whoop, hoiipe, hoope; <F. huppe, OF. hiij)]ie, htipe = It. upupa, formerlyalso upefja, ), weedhoppe, wcdchoppe (also simply weede,iredc, and hojipc, D. hoj
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