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co-op, a. and n.|ˈkəʊɒp|
Colloq. abbrev. of co-operative a. (n.); spec. a co-operative store.
1861Chambers's Jrnl. 29 June 410/2 The joyousness of this party of Co-ops—for that is the name they go by, on the principle, we suppose, that Co-operators is much too long a word for popular use. It was really to be a great festivity, this soiree of Co-ops. 1872T. Cooper Life xxxv. 393 You will hear well-dressed working men talking..of ‘Co-ops’ (Co-operative Stores), and their shares in them. 1872Gentl. Mag. Apr. 458 One whose place of business is situate immediately opposite to a branch of the ‘Co-op.’ Institution. 1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xviii. 339 The co-op store bought a thousand muskets at the Government sale. 1894Warty Rhymes 29 Neaw th' ‘Co-ops’ are th' bigg'st shops i' th' place. 1916L. Strachey Let. 17 July (1956) 60 Your appearance at a Co-op. congress. 1947J. Bertram Shadow of War ii. 12 She had begun working for the [Chinese] Co-ops. after meeting Rewi Alley in Kiangsi. 1958Times 1 July 12/6 She returned..in the back of the Co-Op van. 1970J. Nuese Country Garden 52 You can get it most cheaply at your nearest Farmer's Exchange or whatever agricultural co-op functions in your area. |