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Cop
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cop
a conical roll of thread wound on a spindle

coping
coping of terra-cotta
A protective cap, top, or cover of wall, parapet, pilaster, or chimney; often of stone, terra-cotta, concrete, metal, or wood. May be flat, but commonly sloping, double-beveled, or curved to shed water so as to protect masonry below from penetration of water from above. Most effective if extended beyond wall face and cut with a drip. Also see featheredged coping.

merlon
merlon
In an embattled parapet, one of the solid alternates between the embrasures. also see battlement.

Cop 

in textile manufacture, a type of yarn package on spinning machines with spindles when the yarn is wound on a bobbin, tube, or the spindle itself. Its shape is conical or, less often, cylindrical; in the latter case the ends may be conical. A cop should be strong and thick and permit easy unwinding of the yarn in an axial direction.



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Tremayne Durham, 33, agreed to cop a plea in exchange for an all-he-could-eat marathon meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Popeye's chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, carrot cake and ice cream, with op-lions for an Italian feast following sentencing.
It is clear that Rooney's vehement belief he was more sinned against than sinner, and unwillingness to cop a plea for a crime he still does not accept he committed, has forced Barwick's hand.
It is clear Rooney's belief that he was more sinned against than sinner, and unwillingness to cop a plea for a crime he still does not accept he committed, has forced Barwick's hand.
 
 
 
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