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noun

Cop n.

The top of a thing; the head; a crest. (Obs.) "Cop they used to call The tops of many hills."

A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

(Mil. Arch.) Same as Merlon.

A policeman. (Slang)

Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.

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Etymology of 'Cop'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cop" Quotes from Famous Books

... incident took place outside the Mansion House on Monday. In the Agony Column of a famous two-penny newspaper on Saturday the following announcement had appeared: "Will wate f. u. outsd. Mansn. Hs. 10-11 Mon. morn. Carry cop. Times so I may no its u." A frantic lady rushed at so many young and middle-aged men, exclaiming, "Horace! at last we meet!" that long before 10.30 it was necessary for a kindly City policeman to lead her away to a neighbouring chemist's ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 • Various

... an end of his dress collar draped jaunty over his right ear, tryin' to kick the belt buckle off a two-hundred-pound cop who's holdin' him at arm's length with one hand and rappin' his nightstick for help with the other; while Uncle Noah stands one side, starin' some disturbed at the spectacle. I knew that was ...

— Shorty McCabe on the Job • Sewell Ford

... discussion they cut cards. One of the Bergen County boys drew the black ace. "What do I know about being a cop?" he squawked. ...

— Mars Confidential • Jack Lait

... the hall toward the front door. Suddenly the burglar stopped and called to him softly: "Ain't there a cop out there in front somewhere ...

— Whirligigs • O. Henry

... but they never betray it. I watch to see and when they cross, they just cross—that's all. Not with nonchalance exactly, but with ease and assurance. Once I actually saw a man, a native son, I'm sure, roll a cigarette as he crossed at a point where even the traffic cop looked nervous. ...

— Vignettes of San Francisco • Almira Bailey

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