01 n. The top of a thing; the head; a crest.
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The top of a thing; the head; a crest.[Obs.]“Cop they used to call The tops of many hills.” — Drayton.
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2.
A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
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3.
A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
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A policeman.[Slang]
Phrases & compounds
Cop waste —
a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.