coopy v also croop* [phonetics unavailable]. Cp EDD croopy 'crouch' Gl W Do So Co; EDD Sup coopey down Do. See also CROOCHY*. To squat; to bend down close to the ground, crouch.
   P 269-63 Coopy down! P 148-65 Coopy down, so he won't see you. M 71-90 When a 'shot of ducks' was coming you had to coopy down, or bend your back so the birds would not be able to see you. C 71-122 We would coopy down to draw a picture on the ground, or hide away.

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