truss hoop

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noun

a hoop placed around the staves of a barrel to secure them in place.

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Origin of truss hoop

First recorded in 1645–55

Hoop skirts of the Civil War era relaxed into flowing, streamlined gowns.
The Best-Dressed Way to Say Goodbye|Justin Jones|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Directed by fellow Chicagoan Steve James ( Hoop Dreams), Life Itself is a worthy tribute to the most popular film critic ever.
My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She sits polished in a hip yet age-appropriate (age-defying, really, for 76 ) leather jacket, and hoop earrings.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then the second hoop is the profession, then industry, then finally society at large.
Following Tuberculosis From Death Sentence to Cure|Tessa Miller|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, Hoop Dreams, which was essential to its success.
‘Life Itself’: An Open Letter From Filmmaker Steve James About His Roger Ebert Documentary|Steve James|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This hoop must have been left by us last year at Careening Bay.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The Howe truss had timber chords and a lattice of timber struts, with vertical iron ties.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Fig. 20 shows a Fink truss, a characteristic early American type, with cast iron compression and wrought iron tension members.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The afternoon was drawing on; they all hurried out into the playground, having got hold of every hoop to be found.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
Procure a piece of flat iron similar to an iron hoop, bend it, as shown in the sketch, to make a piece 3 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various