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HOOPS, n. Celtic football club. Also attrib.Gsw. 1997 Glaswegian 7 Aug:
Larssen — who made an unfortunate start to his Hoops career, setting up Hibs Chic Charnley for the winner with a misplaced pass in Celtic's season opener ... Sc. 2000 Herald (22 Sep) 24:
Hoops.co.uk is a portal for British basketball and not an unofficial Celtic site.Sc. 2001 Evening Times (7 Feb) 50:
HOOPS MIGHT NOT RISK HENRIK . . . If something happened to Henrik tonight, and Celtic don't win Sunday's crucial Premier League game against Rangers at Parkhead — and, consequently, lose the championship — the fans would never forgive the manager.Sc. 2003 Evening Times (2 Jul) 48:
But, after spending much of the summer on an exercise bike and in the pool, he is now ready to join the Hoops squad as they head for their pre-season training camp in Sweden on Friday.
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