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May 25, 2012
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coop•er



Pronunciation: (kOO'pur, koop'ur), [key]
—n.
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.

—v.t.
1. to make or repair (casks, barrels, etc.).
2. to furnish or fix (usually fol. by up).

—v.i.
to work as a cooper.

Coo•per



Pronunciation: (kOO'pur, koop'ur), [key]
—n.
1. Anthony Ashley. See Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper.
2. Hugh Lincoln, 1865–1937, U.S. hydraulic engineer.
3. James Fen•i•more Pronunciation: (fen'u-môr", -mōr"), [key] 1789–1851, U.S. novelist.
4. Leon N., born 1930, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1972.
5. Peter, 1791–1833, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, reformer, and philanthropist.

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