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coppin

coppin noun: a cop of thread.

Noun

coppin (plural coppins)

  1. A cop of thread.

Proper noun capitalized: Coppin

Coppin (plural Coppins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of coppin

Noun
pluralcoppins
Proper noun
pluralCoppins

Origin of coppin

See cop.

* As an English surname, reduced pet form of Jacob. * As a French surname, from compain (“companion”). * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from McCoppin, McCappin, McAlpine, from Mac Ailpein, Ailpín, "son of Alpean," possibly from ailp (“lump”).

Questions about coppin

What does coppin mean?
Coppin means a cop of thread.
What part of speech is coppin?
Coppin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of coppin?
The plural of coppin is coppins.

Words near coppin in the dictionary

  1. coppicing
  2. coppicings
  3. coppie
  4. coppied
  5. coppies
  6. coppin
  7. copping
  8. copping a feel
  9. copping a load of
  10. copping a plea
  11. copping off

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