Hoop

hōōp, n. a pliant strip of wood or metal formed into a ring or band, for holding together the staves of casks, .: something resembling such: a large ring of wood or metal for a child to trundle: a ring: ( pl. ) elastic materials used to expand the skirt of a lady's dre .— v.t. to bind with hoops: to encircle.— ns. Hoop′-ash , a kind of ash much used for making hoops (same as Nettle-tree ); Hooped′-pot , a drinking-pot with hoops to mark the amount each man should drink; Hoop′er , one who hoops casks: a cooper. [A.S. hóp ; Dut. hoep .]