copping

[ kop-ing ]

noun

1. the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copping¹

First recorded in 1785–95; cop ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He hasn’t gotten where he is by questioning coaches or copping attitudes.

From Seattle Times

“Our experiments make it all but certain that these systems are in fact training on copyrighted material,” Marcus told me, something that the companies have been coy about copping to explicitly.

From Los Angeles Times

"I remember standing on the fine-leg boundary in Pretoria and copping it from South Africa fans," he says.

From BBC

I mean, it looked like he was copping a feel, but I suppose it’s possible that he was simply trying to coax her ample breast back inside her extremely low-cut dress.

From Los Angeles Times

They only started copping an attitude about Disney when they figured it would be a high-profile foil in their campaigns against “wokeness.”

From Los Angeles Times