The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unhoop
Unhoop \Un*hoop"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hoop.] To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.
Wiktionary
unhoop
vb. To remove the hoops from.
Usage examples of "unhoop".
Now, to any one not fully acquainted with the ways of the leviathans, it might seem an absurdly hopeless task thus to seek out one solitary creature in the unhooped oceans of this planet.