Cooper

·noun One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, ·etc.

II. Cooper ·vt To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or barrel.

III. Cooper ·noun Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, ·etc.; the business of a cooper.

cooper
A rating for a first-class petty officer, who repairs casks, &c. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Cooper, Thomas
(1805-1892) Chartist poet, was b. at Leicester, and apprenticed to a shoemaker. In spite of hardshi...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Cooper, James Fenimore
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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin