coppice
Americannoun
noun
verb
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(tr) to trim back (trees or bushes) to form a coppice
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(intr) to form a coppice
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of coppice
1375–1425; late Middle English copies < Middle French copeis, Old French copeiz < Vulgar Latin *colpātīcium cutover area, equivalent to *colpāt ( us ) past participle of *colpāre to cut ( see coup 1) + -īcium -ice
Example Sentences
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Crews called to The Coppice shortly before 04:40 GMT found a severe fire in a first-floor maisonette flat, that affected the entire property.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
The blaze in a first-floor maisonette flat affected the entire property on The Coppice, Stoke Aldermoor, during the early hours, West Midlands Fire Service said.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
After she died at home in Hampton Coppice, Solihull, the family were doing their best to move forwards when "rumblings" began in the local press in 2010-11.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Clare Pike, the executive head at Coppice Primary School, said that they have had to removed ceiling tiles in many parts of the building to allow regular visual inspections.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
Him as gets to th' home-gate first shall be the first to go with me to Binton Coppice on the donkey.
From Adam Bede by Eliot, George
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