Obs. [a. OFr. *acolpe-r, acoupe-r, to strike on (not in Godef.); f. à to + couper to strike, cut; f. coup, OFr. colp, stroke, blow:—late L. colpus:—colapus, colaphus, a. Gr. κόλαφος a cuff.] To strike, shower blows.
c. 1380. Sir Ferumb., 1594. So harde þay acoupede on hur scheldes; þat broke buþ boþe hure schafte.
