1. workshops or businesses where barrels and casks are made or repaired
2. the craft or trade of making and repairing wooden barrels and casks

Examples

• The old cooperages in the district supplied barrels to local wineries.
• Several cooperages operated near the port to serve the shipping industry.
• Traditional cooperages require skilled craftsmen to shape the wooden staves.
• The cooperages were busy preparing oak barrels for the harvest season.
• Modern cooperages use both hand tools and machinery to make barrels.
• The cooperages provided essential services to breweries and distilleries.