Coppicing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of cutting back a woody plant to promote new growth. countable, uncountable
"Coppicing provides a perpetual supply of small timber for village craftsmen, […] The art of coppicing was known to late Stone Age Britons who used the poles for causeways which, in wet ground, have survived to the present day."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of coppice form-of, gerund, participle, present
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More examples"Coppicing provides a perpetual supply of small timber for village craftsmen, […] The art of coppicing was known to late Stone Age Britons who used the poles for causeways which, in wet ground, have survived to the present day."