English Dictionary

cope

/kəʊp/

verb

(obsolete, dialect) To tie or sew up the mouth of a ferret used for hunting rabbits. / (obsolete, figuratively) To silence or prevent from speaking.

He tried to cope with the loss of his loved one.

意味（1）

(obsolete, dialect) To tie or sew up the mouth of a ferret used for hunting rabbits.

His nimble ferrets must now become pioners for their master who coupes them, lest they should grow too fat to endure labour.

意味（2）

(obsolete, figuratively) To silence or prevent from speaking.

Well sir? how triflingly soeuer you trauers the matter, these my Philosophicall proceedings (for any thing hitherto heard) might fullie suffice to put your fantasticall fooleries to a perpetuall non-sute: were you not like to the rauenous Ferret, which rendeth in peeces whatsoeuer poore Rabbet doth come in her reach. And therefore it shall not be amisse to cope vp your lips a little, by taking foorthwith so strict a course as you shall neuer be able to contradict with all your skill: which may in this sort be verie fitly effected.