The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cope \Cope\, v. t. (Falconry)
   To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). --J. H. Walsh.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cope \Cope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coped (k[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Coping.] [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from
   D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See Cheap.]
   1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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   2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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            Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man
            As e'er my conversation coped withal. --Shak.
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   3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle;
      to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms
      or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed
      by with.
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            Host coped with host, dire was the din of war.
                                                  --Philips.
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            Their generals have not been able to cope with the
            troops of Athens.                     --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cope \Cope\ (k[=o]p), n. [A doublet of cape. See Cape, Cap.]
   1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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   2. Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch
      or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over
      a door. "The starry cope of heaven." --Milton.
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   3. An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form,
      reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open
      in front except at the top, where it is united by a band
      or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other
      occasions. --Piers plowman.
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            A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes.
                                                  --Bp. Burnet.
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   4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the
      lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
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   5. (Founding) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part
      of a loam mold. --Knight. De Colange.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cope \Cope\, v. t.
   1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]
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   2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.]
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            three thousand ducats due unto the Jew,
            We freely cope your courteous pains withal. --Shak.
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   3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.
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            I love to cope him in these sullen fits. --Shak.
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            They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle,
            and struck him down.                  --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cope \Cope\, v. i.
   To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.]
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         Some bending down and coping toward the earth.
                                                  --Holland.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cope
    n 1: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn:
         header, coping, cope]
    2: a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial
       occasions
    v 1: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
         "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
         cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
         grapple, deal, manage]