Meanings
nouncopedant (plural copedants)
plural copedants
- rareentertainmentThe setup of a pedal steel guitar: the tuning plus pedal and knee lever pitch changes.
Origin
Pedal steel player Tom Bradshaw coined the term in the 1970s, as an abbreviation for chord-pedal arrangement.
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APA
copedant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copedant
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“copedant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copedant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copedant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copedant.
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