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Cop, n. Also: coppe. [Northern ME. cop (rare), ONhb. copp, ON. koppr, MLG. and MDu. cop(p), med.L. coppa. Cf. Cap n.2, Cope, Coup, Cupe.]

1. A drinking-vessel; a cup or bowl. a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 598.
With that the cop in hand tuk he
Ib. 601. 14.. Acts I. 44/2.
The ayre … sall hafe … a masar, a dubblar, a cop
1473 Treas. Acc. I. 44.
A couir to the Qwenis cop
a1500 Rauf C. 212.
Lat the cop raik for my bennysoun
1488 Treas. Acc. I. 85.
A cop with a couir ouregilt and punchit
1490 Ib. 132.
For … dublaris and coppis to xviij pure men
a1500 Bk. Chess 725.
Thai saw fra tyme this lord was set That dische, dublare, and cop war all of tre
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 148.
Thai … raucht the cop round about full off riche wynis
Ib. 510. Ib. xxvi. 95.
Him followit mony fowll drunckart, With can and collep, cop and quart
1513 Doug. v. v. 44.
Twa syluer coppis shapyn lyke a boyt
1560 Rolland Seven S. 9462.
Hir countenance to keip [scho] bad fill the cop
1581 Sat. P. xliv. 237.
He can not hallou Except it be his cop to sup and suallou
1592 Edinb. Test. XXIV. 213.
My blak cop with siluer about the mouth
a1651 Calderwood VII. 165.
They killed him in ane innes, whill he was putting the coppe to his heade

b. To play cop out, to drink the cup empty, to carouse. Also allusively cop-out complene. c1500-c1512 Dunb. vi. 102.
I will nane haif bot our avne gyng, … Drynkand and playand cop out evin
Ib. lvi. 13.
It is no glaid collatioun, Quhair … Ane thistis, ane vther playis cop out
1513 Doug. i. xi. 92.
Syne al the nobillis tharof drank abowt: I wil nocht say that ilkman playt cop owt
1535 Stewart 39550.
Tha eit and drank bayth of the aill and wyne, … At euirilk draucht tha playit ay cop out
1540 Lynd. Sat. 535 (B).
He and I sall play cop owt
a1540 Freiris Berw. 414.
Thay drank evin round abowt Of Gascone wyne: the freiris playit cop owt
1583 Semple Sat. P. xlv. 113.
To copowt complene there he calld thame

2. The bowl used by a leper for collecting alms in. 1436 Ayr B. Ct. MS.
Thai … ordanit that thir women … that ar myselencis wifis acht to cum to the markat with cop and clapar that thai may be kennyt by
1450 Ib. 13 April.
That na leper men na woman entercomoun but a cop to a takinn
a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 343.
This sall thow go begging fra hous to hous, With cop and clapper lyke ane lazarous
Ib. 492.
Thay gaif ane cry, and schuik coppis gude speid
1544 Ayr B. Ct. 19 Oct.
The inqueist ordanit that na wyf na man suld cum to the mercat without cop or clapper entercommand with the sek men
1560 Rolland Seven S. 9733.
Alexander … steppit furth … With cop and clapper vnto the Empreours land

3. A bowl used as a measure for liquor or grain.In quot. 1508 used to designate a certain area of land rated on this basis. 1508 Orkney Rentals i. 80.
Ilk vj m[erk] coppis or ilk vj uris coppis in all this said bordland … payis na scat
1551 Elgin Rec. I. iii.
That na persoun sell ayill bot with ane selit quart … and that nayne be sauld with coggis, pigis or coppis
1636 Peebles Gleanings 167.
Two copfullis of the schilling cop to the miller, and ane fourth pairt of the quheit cop to James Halden
1674 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 363 (implied in Copfull n.).

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