To Hoop (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

To Hoop

To beat. I’ll well hoop his or her barrel, I’ll beat him or her soundly.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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