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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In August, Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel’s which has seen wide layoffs and the closure of its cooperage in the past year, said that its sales were down by more than 60 percent since the ban, a significant financial hit to this family-run business.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Outside, the rain douses the flames at the cooperage, but the situation still seems a bit explosive.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
More: Recently closed Brown-Forman cooperage in Louisville sold for nearly $14M.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
The cooperage closed April 25 and was sold in May for nearly $14 million with no plans to immediately reopen, The Courier Journal previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Outside, the rain douses the flames at the cooperage, but the situation still seems a bit explosive.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
More: Recently closed Brown-Forman cooperage in Louisville sold for nearly $14M.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
The cooperage closed April 25 and was sold in May for nearly $14 million with no plans to immediately reopen, The Courier Journal previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
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“Cooperage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperage. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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