cops — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The police, considered as a group entity.

   Usage

   • Slang
   • with the

   Examples

   "Maybe he'll git the cops after you, Jack." "I'll watch out fer dat, Nick, an' you must watch out too," answered Jack Sagger.

   I saw them leaving,” he says, and he stops / “One of us had better call up the cops” / And so Patty calls the cops / And they arrive on the scene

Noun

1. The connecting crook of a harrow.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal

   Examples

   It is almost needless to say, that the true point of draught should be exactly in the centre notch of the cops[…]