coppice
nounEtymology
From Middle English copies, from Old French copeiz (“a cut-over forest”), from presumed Vulgar Latin *colpaticium (“having the quality of being cut”), from *colpāre (“to cut, strike”), from *colpus (“a blow”), from Latin colaphus (“a cuff, box on the ear”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “a blow, slap”).
- derived from κόλαφος
- derived from colaphus
- derived from *colpaticium✻
- derived from copeiz
- inherited from copies
Definitions
A grove of small growth
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
- It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods from four to seven years after felling.
To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody…
To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.
- Her plan to coppice the woods should keep her self-sufficient in fuel indefinitely.
To sprout from the stump.
- Few conifer species can coppice.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for coppice. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA