A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.
(plural) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline.
A quartpot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
(Britain, obsolete) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.