copse

[ kops ]
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noun
  1. a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.

Origin of copse

1
First recorded in 1570–80; alteration of coppice

Words Nearby copse

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How to use copse in a sentence

  • On their arrival they found that the herd were feeding at a considerable distance from the copse, which was perhaps as well.

  • In a moment more he perceived his own dog, Smoker, come bounding out of a neighbouring copse, followed by Humphrey and Pablo.

  • Not far off, alongside a birch copse, ran a road planted with willows: the country seemed familiar to me.

British Dictionary definitions for copse

copse

/ (kɒps) /


noun
  1. another word for coppice (def. 1)

Origin of copse

1
C16: by shortening from coppice

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