An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

COUNTYR, COWNTIR, s.
1. Encountre.
Douglas.
2. A division of an army engaged in battle.
Wallace.

To COUP, COWP, v. a. To exchange, to barter, S. A. Bor.

Su. G. koep-a, id.

Coup, s.
1. Exchange, S.
Maitland P.
2. The hail coup, the whole of any thing, S.

Couper, Coper, s.
1. A dealer; as, horse-couper, cow-couper.
Chalm. Air.
2. One who makes merchandise of souls.
Rutherford.

To COUP, COWP, v. a. To overturn, to overset, S.
Knox.

To Coup, v. n. To overset, to tumble, S.
Muses Threnodie.

Sw. gupp-a, to tilt up.

Coup, Cowp, s.
1. A fall, S. couppis, S. B.
Lyndsay.
2. A sudden break in the stratum of coals, S.
Statist. Acc.

COUPLE, CUPPIL, s. A rafter, S.