Obs. Forms: 1 -coppa, 3–6 coppe; 7 COB, q.v. [OE. -coppa masc., prob. identical in stem with cop(p) top, head, or copp cup; occurring in the compound attorcoppa (attor, átor poison), Da. edderkop, Sc. eddercop, ethercap, see ATTERCAP, ETTERCAP; the simple form appears also in MDu. (and mod.Flem.) coppe, cobbe, Westph. cobbe, spider; mod.Du. has spinnekop. Cf. also COB sb.4; COBWEB, ME. coppeweb, copweb.] A spider.
a. 1400–50. Alexander, 3300. Like to the werke, Þat þis coppis opon kell-wise knytt in þe woȝes.
c. 1450. Myrc, 1937. Ȝef any flye, gnat, or coppe Doun in-to the chalys droppe.
