cooping,vbl.n.|ˈkuːpɪŋ| [f. coop v.1 + -ing1.] The action of the verb coop. 1813–4Young Ann.Agric. XLIV. 373 From fifteen to twenty [ewes] were put into the hurdles (hobbling or cooping) daily.1879Beerbohm Patagonia 11 After our long cooping-up on shipboard we were not equal to any exertion.