cooperage

/ˈkuːpərɪdʒ/
noun
  1. The place where barrels, casks, and other wooden containers are made or repaired.
    • He apprenticed at a cooperage to learn how to make oak casks.
    • The old cooperage still produces wine barrels by hand.
    • The cooperage burned down in the 1800s and was never rebuilt.
  2. The skill or trade of making barrels and similar wooden containers.
    • Cooperage is a traditional craft that requires years of practice.
    • She studied cooperage in Scotland and now works for a distillery.
    • Modern cooperage uses both machines and hand tools.
  3. The products made by a cooper, such as barrels and casks.
    • Antique cooperage is often sold to collectors and restaurants.
    • The shipment of cooperage included twenty oak barrels.
    • The winery ordered new cooperage for aging their red wine.
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