hoopstick means A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 99 out of 100.
Etymology
From hoop + stick.
noun
- A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.“The floor is of 2⅜-in. boards, and the roof of ⅞-in. boards covered with roofing canvas is laid on hardwood hoopsticks bolted to the steel carlines.”
- A stick used for rolling a child's play hoop.