COPE, k[=o]p, _v.i._ to contend.--_v.t._ to vie with, esp. on equal terms
or successfully: to match.--_n._ COPES'MATE (_Shak._), a companion. [Fr.
_couper_--L. _colaphus_, a blow with the fist.]
COPECK, KOPECK, k[=o]'pek, _n._ a Russian copper coin, worth from ¼ to 1/3
of a penny English. [Russ.]
COPER, k[=o]p'[.e]r, _n._ a ship employed in surreptitiously supplying
strong drink to deep-sea fishermen--often spelt COOPER.--_v.i._ to supply
liquor in such a way. [Dut. _kooper_--_koopen_, to trade; cf. Ger.
_kaufen_, to buy; A.S. _ceápan_.]
COPERNICAN, ko-p[.e]r'ni-kan, _adj._ relating to _Copernicus_, the famous
Prussian astronomer (1473-1543), or to his system.