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coopering

coopering

9.8
Making and repairing wooden barrels used to store wine or beer
  • noun
  • /ˈkuːpərɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • He learned coopering at a workshop where they taught how to repair wooden casks.

Examples

  • The ancient craft of coopering involves skilled artisans making barrels for aging wine.

  • -Now, you take coopering.

    Jabberwocky (1977)

  • -Coopering?

    Jabberwocky (1977)

  • Coopering.

    Jabberwocky (1977)

  • Many breweries rely on traditional coopering techniques to create high-quality barrels.

Synonyms

cooperage
vscoopering
8.5

A place where wooden barrels are made or stored

focuses specifically on the work of making or repairing wooden containers

Surface Forms

coopering singular
coopering plural

Morphology

coopering = cooper (transparent) = cooper + ing

This is a regular action-noun formation from the verb 'cooper' meaning the work or practice of making or repairing barrels and casks.

Etymology

Coopering comes from the word cooper, which names a person who makes or repairs wooden 'barrels' and 'casks'. Think of a cooper fitting wooden boards and metal hoops around a 'tub', and so coopering means the craft of making and fixing barrels.