hoopless

hoopless

(ˈhuːpləs)
adj
without any hoops
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I was standing on the wharf at this place, watching the passengers embarking in a steamboat which preceded that whose coming we awaited, and participating in the anxiety with which a sergeant's wife was collecting her few goods together - keeping one distracted eye hard upon the porters, who were hurrying them on board, and the other on a hoopless washing-tub for which, as being the most utterly worthless of all her movables, she seemed to entertain particular affection - when three or four soldiers with a recruit came up and went on board.
The addition of the AtriClip PRO2 device has expanded the left atrial appendage product offerings and now provides an ambidextrous locking and trigger-style clip closing mechanism, handle-based active articulation levers, and a hoopless end effector.
HOOPLESS Barton slopes off and earned the wrath of Charlie Austin (left) HO Ba slo an th Ch Au
HOOPLESS CASES Deila, from top, could lose Forster next after fans turned on Parkhead chief Lawwell
* GETTING SHIRTY: England star Eorl Crabtree models the new 'hoopless' Giants kit for the 2010 campaign
NOT HOOPLESS: McGeady reckons Celts can shock Arsenal LIVE AID: McGeady was in inspired form in last season's 2-0 win over Villarreal
Hoopless: Thomas Gravesen struggles to impress in the reserves; Hapless: Frozen-out Celt Derek Riordan finds the Livi ain't easy
AtriCure said that the AtriClip PRO2 system features an ambidextrous locking and trigger-style clip closing mechanism, handle-based active articulation levers, and a hoopless end effector.
WORTHY 3VICTOR Wanyama with Lennon and Mulgrew HOOPLESS 3 Lennon makes his excuses to Archie, right
HOOPLESS: Strachan has a go at his players - but McDonald has impressed the manager; BHOY WONDER: Scott McDonald can be crucial
COCKY Barcelona stars Deco, Samuel Eto'o and Carles Puyol have branded Celtic hoopless - and written off their chances of a Champions League shock.