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cop·ing (kō′piŋ)

noun

the top layer of a masonry wall, usually sloped to carry off water

Etymology: < fig. use of cope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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