Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cooping.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; — usually followed by up, sometimes by in.
The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.
Dryden.
The contempt of all other knowledge... coops the understanding up within narrow bounds.
Locke.
2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. “Shaken tubs... be new cooped.” Holland.
Syn. — To crowd; confine; imprison.