copy v also cockey; and such oral variants as cobby, conky, coody, cooking, coony, etc, and numerous synonyms treated alphabetically. Cp EDD ~ sb 3 (3): shedding copies 'children's game of "follow my leader" La [1837-]; DC Nfld (1933-). See also COPYING (1889-) and COPY PAN.
   1 To jump from one floating pan of ice to another in a children's game or pastime of following or copying a leader when the ice is breaking up in spring in a cove or harbour.
   1905 DUNCAN 138 'Come on copyin', Billy, 'said Ezekiel Sevior. That is a game of follow-my-leader over the broken ice, every cake of which, it may be, sinks under the weight of a lad. It is a training for the perilous work of seal hunting, which comes later in the life of a Newfoundlander. 1933 GREENE 38 You will see the merry young lads 'copying' as they call it—jumping from pan to pan till far out in the Cove in fearless rivalry. 1945 Atlantic Guardian i (5), p. 13 We were so busy catching tomcods, 'copying' pans in the Spring, doing chores, sailing boats, etc, that we didn't have time to chase all our vitamins. 1964 Can Journ Ling x, 40 The game which the children play of jumping from one pan of ice to another is called 'copyin' the pans.' 1973 BARBOUR 25 The minute school was out, we ran helter-skelter to one of the coves to 'copy pans.' 1976 Daily News 2 Mar, p. 3 Jumpin'clumpers was another favourite [pastime]. In some places they call it copying on the bellycaters.
   2 To jump across loose or floating ice while pursuing seals on the ice-floes.
   1895 PROWSE 452-3 There was.a channel just caught over, which the Canadian did not see, and down he went; as he rose the boys, seven in number, came to the edge, and successfully copied over the Canadian's head and shoulders. 1905 MURPHY 4 "The Spring Maurice Crotty Fought the Old Dog Hood": With his bat and his gaff on his shoulder, / All copying from ice pan to pan. 1919 GRENFELL¹ 279 The young men were 'copying,' as we say, over the ice, that is, jumping from pan to pan as they ventured far out from the land. 1924 ENGLAND 274 All at once a string of ice floated along. Taking desperate chance they leaped for it, landed, 'copied' from cake to rocking cake. By incredible skill, agility, and speed they reached the ship. 1933 GREENE 32 'Intervals' of all widths and shapes—these dividing spaces [are] filled deep with the crushed ice and snow of the spurting 'sish.' And it is over these intervals, which are often several yards across, that the sealers must step, or jump, or 'copy' when they are travelling on foot over the Floe. T 80/1-64 The ice was all loose. where the ice was together, but not enough for to copy about. You have to do a lot of punt work, see.
   3 To run over a series of logs floating in the water (P 65-64).

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