COPS

Etymology 1

Noun

cops

plural of cop

(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.

Verb

cops

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cop

Etymology 2

Noun

cops

(UK, dialect) The connecting crook of a harrow.

Anagrams

• COSP, CPOs, PCOS, PCSO, PoCs, scop

Noun

COPs

plural of COP

Anagrams

• COSP, CPOs, PCOS, PCSO, PoCs, scop

Source: Wiktionary


Cops, n. Etym: [AS. cops, cosp, fetter.]

Definition: The connecting crook of a harrow. [Prov. Eng.]

COP

Cop, n. Etym: [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.]

1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.] Cop they used to call The tops of many hills. Dra

2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

4. (Mil. Arch.)

Definition: same as Merlon.

5. A policeman. [Slang] Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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