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scop

noun \ˈshōp, ˈskōp, ˈskäp\

Definition of SCOP

:  an Old English bard or poet
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Origin of SCOP

Old English; akin to Old High German schof poet
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with SCOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, flop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

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