koppie, kopje n. A hillock; a small kop, especially a small hill rising up from the African veld. (South Africa) Note: The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one in South Africa.
... The great anteater. Cape Smoke - A very inferior brandy made in Cape Colony. Kopje - Little hillock. Kraal - A Kaffir encampment. Mealies - Maize (corn). Riem - A thong of undressed leather universally used in South Africa. Vatje of Old Dop - A little cask of Cape brandy. Veld - ... — Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland • Olive Schreiner
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