kop

"Darling distinguished himself at Spion Kop, you know," Mayhan gave tribute as he unwound some iodoform gauze.

The “kop” is a cliff-like promontory overhanging a valley or plain, nearly synonymous with the American “bluff.”

High in air was the reptile raised, to be hoisted yet higher, as soon as the Karl-kop set foot on land.

Er ht geschwiegen afile, wenn der Doktor ht ohn' fufzehn Kop.