hoop iron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hoop iron
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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A bit of hoop iron forms a convenient blade, and is sharpened by being hammered into notches along one edge, using the sharp end of a hammer head.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
The hoop iron ring is then removed and the two halves of the cylinder withdrawn.
From The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial by Hawaii. Dept. of Foreign Affairs
In the south, too, hoop iron or whalebone is used for runner shoeing.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Wallace, Dillon
Some 3,000 tons of hoop iron were required for barrels.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
When the cistern is used the top frame is lifted up, and the stays put into the notches, in two pieces of hoop iron, fixed to the bottom frame.
From Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction by Braidwood, James
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