coppice

  • 131copse — 1570s, small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting, contraction of COPPICE (Cf. coppice) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 132copse — [[t]kɒps[/t]] also coppice n. a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood • Etymology: 1570–80; alter. of coppice …

    From formal English to slang