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Coup v.3. 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. Coup v.3 Sc. Also 5 caupe, 8 cowp. [prob. originally the same word as COPE v.2 (which had variant forms coupe, caupe). From sense 1, we pass easily to that of ‘upset or overturn with a shock or impact,’ and so to ‘upset, overturn, tilt’ generally; cf. the sense history of TILT v.]

1   † 1.  intr. To strike; to come to blows, meet in the shock of combat, tilt. Obs. See COPE v.2

2 a. 1400[?].  Morte Arth., 2059. Thane the comlyche kynge … With a crewelle launce cowpez fulle euene … emange the schortte rybbys.

3 c. 1400.  Rowland & O., 453. In scheldes þay cowped full euen.

4   2.  trans. To overturn, upset, tilt; to empty out, as from a cart or wheelbarrow by suddenly tilting or the like; to toss off (a pot of liquor).

5   To coup the crans, or creels: Sc. Fishery phrases, also fig. to cause or sustain an upset, be upset, come to grief; in various applications. (See CRAN, CREEL.)

6 a. 1572.  Knox, Hist. Ref., 203 (Jam.). The pure woman … coupit up his heilles so that his heid went down.

7 c. 1610.  Sir J. Melvil, Mem. (1735), 399. He is in hazard of being couped and wrecked.

8 1785.  Burns, To J. Lapraik, 13 Sept. ix. But stooks are cowpet wi’ the blast.

9 1816.  Scott, Old Mort., xxxviii. ‘The bairns would be left to … coup ane anither into the fire.’ Ibid. (1818), Hrt. Midl., xlviii. ‘She only spaes fortunes, and does not … coup cadgers’ carts, or ony sort of mischief.’

10 1832–53.  Whistle-binkie (Sc. Songs), Ser. III. 9. Let us coup at our bicker, And toast meikle joy to the twa.

11 1874.  Sunday Mag., 823/2. He just brings a cartload of texts, and cowps them in.

12 Mod. Sc.  The horse ran away and coupit the cart.

13   3.  intr. To be overturned or upset; to fall or tumble over; to capsize.

14 1785.  Burns, Dr. Hornbook, xviii. I drew my scythe in sic a fury, I near-hand cowpit wi’ my hurry.

15 1824.  Scott, Redgauntlet, Let. xi. ‘Ower he cowped as if he had been dead.’

16 1853.  Reade, Chr. Johnstone, 228. ‘She’ll hae coupit a mile wast Inch Keith, an’ the tide rinning aff the island.’

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