stoopern.
/ˈstuːpə/ 1. (See quot. 1854.)
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society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun] > wedges
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stooper1784
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fromward1883
1784 Cries of London 101 Any Work for the Cooper?.. Whene'er a vessel gets a bruize By slipping off the stooper, Old Farrell I would have you chuse, As soon as any Cooper.
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 301 Stooper, a wedge for stooping or tilting a barrel.
2. One who stoops or bends down; one who has a stoop.
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the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [noun] > one who
stooper1892
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > bending down > one who
stooper1912
1892 Daily News 3 Mar. 5/3 At one lace-making village..it was observed that there were no ‘stoopers’ except the invalids and weakly ones.
1912 D. Crawford Thinking Black iv. 59 Good gleaners must be good stoopers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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