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coopery

[ koo-puh-ree, koop-uh- ]

noun

plural cooperies.
  1. the work of a cooper.
  2. a cooper's shop.
  3. articles made by a cooper.


coopery

/ ˈːəɪ /

noun

  1. another word for cooperage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coopery1

First recorded in 1325–75, coopery is from the Middle English word couperie. See cooper, -y 3
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Ms. Moody walks me first through the coopery, where virgin barrels are fashioned from Kentucky timbers, and then on to the aging rooms, where the evaporating whiskey fills the nostrils as it transforms into the so-called “angels’ share.”

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