3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cop \Cop\ (k[o^]p), n. [AS. cop; cf G. kopf head. Cf {Cup},
{Cob}.]
1. The top of a thing the head; a crest. [Obs.]
Cop they used to call The tops of many hills.
--Drayton.
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. [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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cop
n : (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull},
{copper}, {fuzz}, {pig}]
v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch},
{thieve}, {knock off}, {glom}]
2: take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
[syn: {collar}, {nail}, {apprehend}, {arrest}, {pick up},
{nab}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
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