cooperage
noun
coo·per·age
ˈkü-p(ə-)rij 
ˈku̇-
1
: a cooper's work or products
2
: a cooper's place of business
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The latter is something that Brown-Forman has singled out as affecting its financial picture, and the company has laid off people and sold off one of its cooperages over the past couple of years.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
The turn of the century building lived a past life as a cooperage and textile factory; however, the barrels and bolts were long ago replaced by a youthful, monied clientele eager to explore the fertile crescent of Brooklyn hipsterdom.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport acquired 38 acres, including the former Brown-Forman cooperage, for $54 million.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
The scent is a first for the Essences line: its concentrate is infused with Indonesian oud chips for 42 days, then diluted with alcohol aged in bespoke French oak barrels by artisanal cooperage Allary.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
The turn of the century building lived a past life as a cooperage and textile factory; however, the barrels and bolts were long ago replaced by a youthful, monied clientele eager to explore the fertile crescent of Brooklyn hipsterdom.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport acquired 38 acres, including the former Brown-Forman cooperage, for $54 million.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
The scent is a first for the Essences line: its concentrate is infused with Indonesian oud chips for 42 days, then diluted with alcohol aged in bespoke French oak barrels by artisanal cooperage Allary.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Cooperage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperage. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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cooperage
noun
coo·per·age
ˈkü-p(ə-)rij
ˈku̇p-(ə-)rij
1
: a cooper's work or products
2
: a cooper's place of business
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