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Added 9 October 2026

coping

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about coping at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall.

Origin

From cope + -ing. The sense referring to a brick wall is cope (sense 2), used in the sense "dress in a cope," "to cover."

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