Word of the Day for Monday, June 22, 2009
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copse \KOPS\, noun:
copse \KOPS\, noun:
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A thicket or grove of small trees.
A thicket or grove of small trees.
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The B.O. is seemingly hiding in a copse somewhere in Virginia, afraid and unable to confront the true evils of this world - like Iran and N. Korea!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Copse derives from Old French copeiz, "a thicket for cutting," from coper, couper, "to cut." It is related to coupon, at root "the part that is cut off."
Copse derives from Old French copeiz, "a thicket for cutting," from coper, couper, "to cut." It is related to coupon, at root "the part that is cut off."
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