Cop"pice (k&obreve;p"p&ibreve;s), n. [OF. copeiz, fr. coper, couper, to cut, F. couper, fr. cop, coup, colp, a blow, F. coup, L. colaphus, fr. Gr. ko`lafos. Cf. Copse, and cf. Coupé, Coupee.] A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse.

The rate of coppice lands will fall, upon the discovery of coal mines.
Locke.

Cop"pice (k&obreve;p"p&ibreve;s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coppiced (-p&ibreve;st); p. pr. & vb. n. Coppicing (?).] (Forestry) To cause to grow in the form of a coppice; to cut back (as young timber) so as to produce shoots from stools or roots.

Cop"pice (k&obreve;p"p&ibreve;s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coppiced (-p&ibreve;st); p. pr. & vb. n. Coppicing (?).] (Forestry) To cause to grow in the form of a coppice; to cut back (as young timber) so as to produce shoots from stools or roots.

• A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
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       *1957: It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods of from four to seven years after felling. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 216.