hoop iron

Hoop iron bond is used in the walls to a considerable extent.

Originally used for milling hoop iron, it was converted in the early nineteenth century for flour production.

He then tried the bit of hoop iron, which would not strike fire at all; and after that the back of the axe, with no better success.

The board ends are protected either by metal plates called hoop irons or sometimes nail plates, which often have the company name stamped into them.

"Ay, lad," replied Jack, "but there's a bit of hoop iron at the end of it, and that may be of much use to us."

(A telescope, six yards of whipcord, a penknife, a brass ring and a piece of hoop iron.)

He pointed to a piece of hoop iron, as he spoke, which had been nailed round the blade of the oar to prevent it from splitting.

Import taxes on iron goods, both raw and manufactured, amounted to almost two thirds of their price overall and exceeded 100% on many items such as nails and hoop iron.

Castles, once he began making cast-iron roundshot and hollow explosive shells and heavy brass guns, would become scenic features, just as these big hooped iron bombards would become war memorials.

When they were finished we put them together with rust made of nitric acid, old iron and lead, and bound them with a piece of hoop iron, covering them completely with rust".

A piece of hoop iron may be prepared by bending it back and forth at a point about one inch from the end, until the fragment is nearly broken off, or by cutting nearly through it with a cold chisel.