subs. (American).—1.  A ring.

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  2.  (Devon).—See BULLFINCH.

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  3.  (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see MONOSYLLABLE.

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  Verb (old).—To beat. TO WELL HOOP ONE’S BARREL = to thrash soundly. For synonyms, see TAN.

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  1785.  GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.

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  TO HOOP IT (or GO THROUGH THE HOOP), verb. phr. (old).—1.  To pass the Insolvent Debtor’s Court; TO GET HOOPED UP = WHITEWASHED (q.v.). For synonyms, see DEAD-BROKE.

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  2.  (old).—To run away. For synonyms, see AMPUTATE and SKEDADDLE.

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  1839.  W. A. MILES, Poverty, Mendicity, and Crime, 116. I have heard them tell … boys … who have HOOPED IT from home that they had better go back whilst they had a home to go to.

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