Coppicing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Coppicing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of coppice.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of coppice.
More Meanings
- The act of cutting back a woody plant to promote new growth.
Example Sentences
Coppicing provides a perpetual supply of small timber for village craftsmen, […] The art of coppicing was known to late Stone Age Britons who used the poles for causeways which, in wet ground, have survived to the present day.
Word Forms
- coppicings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include copse, thicket, brushwood, brush, cutting, plashing.
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