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   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.
   
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   The Trojans cooped within their walls so long. Dryden.
   
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   The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the understanding up within narrow bounds. Locke.
   
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   2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] “Shaken tubs . . . be new cooped.”  Holland.
   
   Syn. -- To crowd; confine; imprison.
   
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