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Copplestone

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7602).

OriginOld English copel →

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Meanings

proper nounCopplestone (countable and uncountable, plural Copplestones)

plural Copplestones

countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7602).
countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Old Englishcopp“top, summit”
Old Englishcopel“unsteady, rocking”
EnglishCopplestone

Perhaps from Old English copel (“unsteady, rocking”) + stān (“stone”). Alternatively, the first element might be related to Old English copp (“top, summit”), through the adjective coppel (“peaked, rounded”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Copplestone

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Cite this entry

APA

Copplestone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copplestone

MLA

“Copplestone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copplestone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copplestone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copplestone.

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