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

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hoop iron

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.

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

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

Let us take a flat rod of ordinary hoop iron, 30 or more centimeters in length.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various

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