kop
noun
a hill.
kop
1 American
[kop]
/ kɒp /
noun
kop.
2
American
abbreviation
kop
British
/ kɒp /
noun
Etymology
Origin of kop
1825–35; < Afrikaans: literally, head, hence high or top part. See cop 3
Example Sentences
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Another wild dog appeared on the cone-shaped kop.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
I ordered my brother, Piet de Wet, with fifty men of the Bethlehem commando, to remain behind and guard the kop.
From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf
Our kop life is becoming a little monotonous but we manage to get on.
From With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) Journal of Active Service by Burne, C. R. N. (Charles Richard Newdigate)
And this we did, and were sufficiently fortunate to capture the northern point of the kop.
From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf
After breakfast we climbed the kop; and when we had made our observation we followed after the laager.
From Three Years' War by De Wet, Christiaan Rudolf
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