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topper
CIDE DICTIONARY
topper, n.
- One that tops, in any sense of the verb; [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A top hat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called from its being often taken out and placed on top of the newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
topper, n.
1 a thing that tops.
2 colloq. = top hat (see TOP(1)).
3 colloq. a good fellow; a good sort.
1 a thing that tops.
2 colloq. = top hat (see TOP(1)).
3 colloq. a good fellow; a good sort.
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