Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COP'PICE, or COPSE
COP'PICE, or COPSE, n. [Norm. coupiz, from couper, to cut, Gr. κοπτω.]
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. – Locke.
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