écope

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French

Etymology

From Frankish, related to Dutch schop (spade), German Schippe and English scoop.

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Noun

écope f (plural écopes)

  1. (nautical) bailer, baler (for bailing out a vessel)

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Verb

écope

  1. inflection of écoper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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