n. (also kopeck, kopek) a Russian coin and monetary unit worth one-hundredth of a rouble.
[ Russ. kopeika dimin. of kop' lance (from the figure of Ivan IV bearing a lance instead of a sword in 1535) ]
n. (also kopeck, kopek) a Russian coin and monetary unit worth one-hundredth of a rouble.
[ Russ. kopeika dimin. of kop' lance (from the figure of Ivan IV bearing a lance instead of a sword in 1535) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012