A wood of small growth; a thicket of brushwood. See Coppice. Near yonder copse where once the garden smiled. Goldsmith.
COPSEv.
Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913
To trim or cut; -- said of small trees, brushwood, tufts of grass, etc. Halliwell. To plant and preserve, as a copse. Swift.
copseverb
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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To trim or cut. | To plant and preserve.
copsenoun
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A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level). | Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not. | Any woodland or woodlot.
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