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Copper sb.4. World English Historical Dictionary

Copper sb.4. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. Copper sb.4 slang. [app. f. COP v.3; but other conjectures have been offered.] A policeman; also attrib., as in copperstick, a policeman’s truncheon.

1 1859.  Matsell, Rogue’s Lex., 21 (Farmer).

2 1864.  Manchester Courier, 13 June (Farmer). As they pass a policeman they will … exhibit a copper coin, which is equivalent to calling the officer copper.

3 1882.  Standard, 13 Jan., 2/7. Remarking that Withers and his brother constables were only ‘coppers out of uniform.’ Ibid., 4 Sept., 2/5. A crowd followed, shouting out … ‘Kick the Coppers.’

4 1887.  Pall Mall Gaz., 22 Nov., 6/1. Specials … with ‘copper’ sticks in hand.

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