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(kŏp′pĭs)

Noun.

[OF.

copeiz

, fr.

coper

couper

, to cut, F.

couper

, fr.

cop

coup

colp

, a blow, F.

coup

, L.

colaphus

, fr. Gr.

κόλαφος

. Cf.

, and cf.

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See

The rate of

coppice

lands will fall, upon the discovery of coal mines.

Locke.

, COPSE,

Noun.

A wood of small growth, or consisting of underwood or brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel.

The rate of coppice lands will fall on the discovery of coal-mines.