Meanings
noungathering hoop (plural gathering hoops)
plural gathering hoops
- historicalA hoop used by coopers to draw together the ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped over them.
Synonyms: trussing hoop, truss hoop
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hoop used by coopers to draw together the ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped over them.
Similar
trussing hooptruss hoop
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APA
gathering hoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20hoop
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“gathering hoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20hoop. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gathering hoop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gathering%20hoop.
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