copp

"I'd have called a copp, then," said Rufus, using his old word for policeman.

Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready Horatio Alger 1865

"If the 'copp' comes along, move off, so he won't notice nothin '."

Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves Horatio Alger 1865

"No," said Micky; "it isn't the money, though it's mean to expect a feller to run the risk of bein 'nabbed for a dollar; but when the' copp 'had got hold of me I met him, and he said I was a young scamp, and he didn't know anything about me."

Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter Horatio Alger 1865

"We mustn't let the 'copp' see us," said Barney, "Don't make no noise."

Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves Horatio Alger 1865

He pulled it out, and while he was lookin 'at it, up came the' copp 'and nabbed him. "

Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter Horatio Alger 1865

Also trunchions of seven or eight foot long, thrust two foot into the earth, (a hole being made with a sharp hard stake, fill’d with water, and then with fine earth pressed in, and close about them) when once rooted, may be cut at six inches above ground; and thus placed at a yard distant, they will immediately furnish a kind of copp’ce.

Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees John Evelyn 1663

"Look out for the ` copp, '" said Jim, in a low voice.

Ragged Dick, or, Street Life in New York 1868

"He stopped runnin 'after he'd got rid of the pocket-book, and a minute after, up came the' copp, 'and took Dick."

Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter Horatio Alger 1865

"She'd have seen 'em stickin 'out of my pocket, and called a copp."

The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets Horatio Alger 1865

"Look out for the 'copp,'" said Jim, in a low voice.

Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks Horatio Alger 1865