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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cop / käp/ inf. • n. a police officer. • v. (copped , cop·ping ) [tr.] 1. catch or arrest (an offender). ∎ incur (something unwelcome): the team's captain copped most of the blame. ∎ obtain (an illegal drug). ∎ steal. ∎ receive or attain (something welcome): she copped an award for her role in the film. 2. strike (an attitude or pose): I copped an attitude—I acted real tough. PHRASES: cop a plea engage in plea bargaining.PHRASAL VERBS: cop out avoid doing something that one ought to do. cop² • n. a conical or cylindrical roll of thread wound onto a spindle.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

cop (sl.) catch, capture. XVIII. prob. var. of cap arrest, seize (XVI) — OF. caper seize — L. capere take.
Hence cop, copper² (-ER 1) policeman. XIX.

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T. F. HOAD. "cop." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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COP

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

COP (constant-offset profiling) See CONSTANT OFFSET.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "COP." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "COP." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-COP.html

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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

cop. Merlon. See battlement.

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cop." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

cop •atop, bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop, wop •co-op • bebop • sweatshop • carhop •hedgehop • bellhop • hiphop • flipflop •clip-clop • bellyflop • megaflop •gigaflop • teraflop • rollmop • coin-op •lollipop • backdrop • airdrop •sharecrop • namedrop • raindrop •eavesdrop • Ribbentrop • Winthrop •agitprop • outcrop • snowdrop •stonecrop • turboprop • dewdrop •gumdrop • teardrop • malaprop •Aesop • sweetsop • milksop •pawnshop • window-shop • toyshop •bookshop, cookshop •barbershop • workshop • ragtop •blacktop • tanktop • laptop • backstop •flat-top • hardtop • palmtop • desktop •tabletop • maintop • treetop • hilltop •whistle-stop • ripstop • longstop •foretop • doorstop • shortstop •screwtop • rooftop • worktop

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