copperas
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of copperas
1400–50; late Middle English coperas, variant of Middle English coperose < Medieval Latin ( aqua ) cuprōsa copperish (water). See copper 1, -ose 1
Example Sentences
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Police in Copperas Cove, where the attack occurred, refused to release an incident report, but a story in the Killeen Daily Herald said officers observed several fresh injuries on Short.
From Salon
"There doesn't seem to be much to it," said Brian Novie, who lives in nearby Copperas Cove.
From BBC
When she discovered she was pregnant, she traveled to an abortion clinic in Austin, about 60 miles south of where she lived in Copperas Cove, a city of 37,000 where nearly everyone works on Fort Hood, the nearby military base.
From New York Times
For months, G and Cecil had been trying to find a place of their own in Copperas Cove, but without any credit history, they were poor candidates.
From New York Times
She wanted to party and celebrate her graduation, leave Copperas Cove, get an apartment of her own and comfortably support herself.
From New York Times
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