copsewood en · NOUN
Etymology
From copse + wood.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) brushwood
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(countable, uncountable) coppice, copse
The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| copsewoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |