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Topping
·adj Fine; gallant. II. Topping ·adj Rising above; surpassing. III. Topping ·adj Hence, assuming s...

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topping
Fine; gallant; proud; assuming superiority.--Johnson. Webster. In New England much used among the co...

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topping
Pretentious; as, topping the officer; also, fine, gallant, &c. ...

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Cheat
·noun Wheat, or bread made from wheat. II. Cheat ·noun To <<Beguile>>. III. Cheat ·vi To practice ...

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rum topping
A rich commode, or woman's head-dress. ...

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topping fellow
One at the top or head of his profession. ...

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topping cove
The hangman. CANT. ...

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topping man
A rich man. ...

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boot-topping
The old operation of scraping off the grass, slime, shells, &c., which adhere to the bottom, near th...

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topping-lifts
Those lifts which support a spar, davit, &c. ...

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belly cheat
An apron. ...

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bleating cheat
A sheep. Cant. ...

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bouncing cheat
A bottle; from the explosion in drawing the cork. CANT. ...

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lullaby cheat
An infant. Cant. ...

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muffling cheat
A napkin. ...

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nab cheat
A hat. Penthouse nab; a large hat. to nab To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be pri...

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prating cheat
The tongue. ...

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quacking cheat
A duck. ...

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quaking cheat
A calf or sheep. ...

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smelling cheat
An orchard, or garden; also a nosegay. CANT. ...

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davit-topping-lift
A rope made fast to the outer end of a davit, and rove through a block made fast to a vessel's mast ...

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rum bleating cheat
A fat wether sheep. CANT. ...

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cheat the glass
See flogging the glass. ...

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