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coopery

American  
[koo-puh-ree, koop-uh-] / ˈku pə ri, ˈkʊp ə- /

noun

PLURAL

cooperies

  1. the work of a cooper.

  2. a cooper's shop.

  3. articles made by a cooper.

coopery British  
/ ˈkuːpərɪ /

noun

  1. another word for cooperage

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Etymology

Origin of coopery

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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