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Cop

02319 Cop (?), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.] 1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. mark [Obs.]Cop they used to call
The tops of many hills.
Draton.2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.4. (Mil. Arch.) same as Merlon.5. A policeman. mark [Slang]Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn has been unwound.

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