Coppice

Definitions

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land⟳ in the hollow where Appleby could see⟳ the pale shine⟳ of a winding river. Across that in turn⟳, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]”

“It was also enacted that all coppices or underwoods should be enclosed for periods from four to seven years after felling.”

“At the time of the Norman Conquest, any village with woodland had one or more coppices of about 80 acres. […] Coppice trees are periodically cut⟳ to a level just above the ground. […] Hazel forms most English coppices, but there are also coppices of alder, oak, wych elm and willow.”

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