hoop iron

American  

noun

1. iron in the form of thin strips for bonding masonry, holding barrels together, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of hoop iron

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

And the same may be said of the scaffold poles or the hoop iron in the wheelwright's yard.

From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Speed, Harold

Perforated sheet lead or tin, stiff wire netting, and hoop iron also form useful splints.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Mostly every tradesman in the town was employed; the carpenters in making boxes, the smiths in strapping them round with hoop iron.

From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.

He pointed to a piece of hoop iron, as he spoke, which had been nailed round the blade of the oar to prevent it from splitting.

From The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Inside the rim, which is flanged inward, a double hoop iron ring is fixed for strengthening purposes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various