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COPING

\kˈə͡ʊpɪŋ], \kˈə‍ʊpɪŋ], \k_ˈəʊ_p_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of COPING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The top masonry of a wall, often sloping.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The capping or covering course of masonry of a wall.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Top or ridge of a wall.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. The highest course of masonry in a wall, wider than the wall, and with sloping edges to carry off water.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The upper tire of masonry which covers the wall.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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