A unit of liquid capacity, the value of which depends on the liquid being measured. It is used for petroleum, a barrel of which contains 159 liters/42 gallons; a barrel of alcohol contains 189 liters/49.9 gallons.(container) Cylindrical container, tapering at each end, made of thick strips of wood bound together by metal hoops. Barrels are used for the bulk storage of fine wines and spirits.
Barrels were made by craftsmen known as coopers, whose main skill was the shaping and bending of the wooden strips (staves) so that they fitted together without gaps when secured by the hoops. Barrels were widely used for storing liquids and dry goods until the development of plastic containers.
1. A cylindrical container that holds liquids; SYN. cask.
2. Any of various units of capacity; SYN. bbl.
3. The cylinder through which bullet travels when gun is fired; SYN. gun barrel.
4. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold; SYN. barrelful.
5. A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends; SYN. drum.
ETYM Old Eng. barel, French baril, prob. from barre bar. Related to Barricade.

ETYM Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. from cascar to break, from Latin Quassure to break. Related to Casque, Cass.r /> The quantity a cask will hold; SYN. caskful.
1. A barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids.
2. A cask and its contents; also; the quantity contained in a cask.

ETYM From AS. feówer four (or an allied word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. Related to Four.
1. A British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons.
2. A small wooden barrel or cask.
Old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barrelsmall keg.
Small cask; measure of capacity: nine gallons.

ETYM as. tunne. Related to Ton a weight.
A large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals.

ETYM A dialectic form for fat, Old Eng. fat, AS. faet.
1. A large cistern or tub, especially one used for holding fluids involved in some process, such as beer-making, tanning, etc.
2. A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system.

1. A machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves; SYN. reaper binder.
2. Holds loose papers or magazines; SYN. ring-binder.
3. Something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface.
4. Something used to tie; SYN. ligature.

ETYM From Coop.
A craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs; SYN. barrel maker.
Grand Prix motor-racing team formed by John Cooper (1923–). They built Formula Two and Formula Three automobiles before building their revolutionary rear-engined Cooper T45 in 1958.
Jack Brabham won the 1959 world title in a Cooper and the team won the Constructor's Championship. Both Brabham and Cooper retained their titles the following year. However, other rear-engined automobiles subsequently proved more successful and in 1968 Cooper left Formula One racing.

Cooper, person who makes and repairs wooden barrels, person who makes or puts hoops on barrels

1. A cooper's work or products
2. A cooper's place of business

1. A cooper's work or products
2. A cooper's place of business

1. A cooper's work or products
2. A cooper's place of business