cope 1 (k p)intr.v. coped, cop·ing, copes 1. To contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success: coping with child rearing and a full-time job. 2. To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: "Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't cope" (Robert J. Samuelson). [Middle English copen, coupen, to strike, from Old French couper, from Vulgar Latin *colp  re, from Late Latin colpus, blow; see coup.]cop  er n. |
| cope 2 (kp) n. 1. A long ecclesiastical vestment worn over an alb or surplice. 2. A covering resembling a cloak or mantle. 3. A coping. tr.v. coped, cop·ing, copes 1. To cover or dress in a cope. 2. To provide with coping: cope a wall. [Middle English cope, from Old English -c p, from Medieval Latin cpa, cloak, from Late Latin cappa.] |
coper [ˈkəʊpə]
n
(Business / Commerce) a horse-dealer
[C17 (a dealer, chapman): from dialect cope to buy, barter, from Low German; related to Dutch koopen to buy]
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