hoop

Definition

A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

Etymology

From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp.

Example Sentences

• "the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese"
• "gymnastic hoop"
• "a hoop between trees"