Copestake

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proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

OriginOld French coper ← Middle English stikke →
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Meanings

proper nounCopestake (plural Copestakes)

plural Copestakes · alternative Capstick

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstikke“stick, rod, twig”
  2. Old Frenchcoper“to cut”
  3. EnglishCopestake

Occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Old French coper (“to cut”) + Middle English stikke (“stick, rod, twig”).

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APA

Copestake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copestake

MLA

“Copestake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copestake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copestake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copestake.

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