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Cooper   /kˈupər/   Listen
Cooper

noun
1.
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883).  Synonym: Peter Cooper.
2.
United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961).  Synonyms: Frank Cooper, Gary Cooper.
3.
United States novelist noted for his stories of American Indians and the frontier life (1789-1851).  Synonym: James Fenimore Cooper.
4.
A craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs.  Synonym: barrel maker.
verb
(past & past part. coopered; pres. part. coopering)
1.
Make barrels and casks.



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"Cooper" Quotes from Famous Books



... first prizes in open tournaments, the handicap singles at Chiswick Park and Queen's Club. At Chiswick I received 15.4, and met Miss C. Cooper in the semi-final. I remember quite well my "stage fright" when I went into court against this famous player, even at the tremendous odds of owe 15.3 and give 15.4. I lost the first set easily, and the game was then ...
— Lawn Tennis for Ladies • Mrs. Lambert Chambers

... to ask questions of Frank, and by the time they reached the Cooper Institute Frank and he were ...
— Making His Way - Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward • Horatio Alger, Jr.

... down 'by steam' to Walmer, where he was heartily welcomed by his host. His Journal contains a long and minute account of his visit, from which one or two anecdotes may be quoted. Haydon's fellow-guests were Sir Astley Cooper, Mr. Arbuthnot, and Mr. Booth. The first evening the conversation turned, among other topics, upon the Peninsular War. 'The Duke talked of the want of fuel in Spain-of what the troops suffered, and how whole houses, so many to ...
— Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century • George Paston

... that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it." Abraham Lincoln had a marvelous aptitude for condensed statement, and in this compact sentence from his Cooper Union address expresses the very essence of the appeal that is made to us today. We can find no more fundamental slogan and no ...
— A Backward Glance at Eighty • Charles A. Murdock

... during the spring, he made short trips on the Savannah, Cooper and Potomac rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. In June he paddled down the Delaware from Philadelphia to Ship John's light. That trip was a very laborious one on account of the sluggish tide. The moment the tide would turn against him, he would have to strike for ...
— The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton


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