Definition of "copse" [copse]

• A thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice. (noun)

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• "I mean at least on my left hand (upon which side they were), for in front where the brook ran out of the copse was a good stiff hedge of holly."
• "In the copse was a hidden patch of bare earth, known only to Janie and several thousand people who were wont to use it in pairs at night."
• "Beyond the copse was a row of huddled-up cottages."