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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rate of coppice lands will fall, upon the discovery of coal mines. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Coppiced 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]