■ noun a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.
■ verb make or repair (a cask or barrel).
Derivatives
~age noun
~y noun ( plural ~ies ).
Origin
ME cowper , from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. kūper , from kūpe 'tub, vat', based on L. cupa .
■ noun a maker or repairer of casks and barrels.
■ verb make or repair (a cask or barrel).
Derivatives
~age noun
~y noun ( plural ~ies ).
Origin
ME cowper , from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. kūper , from kūpe 'tub, vat', based on L. cupa .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004