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Copestake

Copestake proper noun: a surname originating as an occupation.

Proper noun

Copestake (plural Copestakes)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Forms of Copestake

pluralCopestakes
alternative formCapstick

Origin of Copestake

Occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Old French coper (“to cut”) + Middle English stikke (“stick, rod, twig”).

Questions about Copestake

What does Copestake mean?
Copestake means a surname originating as an occupation.
What part of speech is Copestake?
Copestake is a proper noun.

Words near Copestake in the dictionary

  1. copesetic
  2. copesettic
  3. copesmate
  4. copesmates
  5. copest
  6. Copestake
  7. Copestakes
  8. copestone
  9. copestones
  10. copeth
  11. copetitioner

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