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hoopless

adj

Etymology

From hoop + -less.

  1. derived from *kāb-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *hōpą✻ — “bend, bow, arch”
  3. inherited from hōp — “mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”
  4. inherited from hoop
  5. suffixed as hoopless — “hoop + less”

Definitions

  1. Without a hoop or hoops.

    • a hoopless barrel

  2. Not wearing a hoop skirt.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA