gathering hoop

== English == === Noun === gathering hoop (plural gathering hoops) (historical) A hoop used by coopers to draw together the ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped over them. Synonyms: trussing hoop, truss hoop === References === “gathering”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.