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• kop
  kop

  noun

  a hill.
• kop.
  kop.

  abbreviation

  kopeck.

kop

¹ American  

[kop] / kɒp /

noun

1. a hill.

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kop. ² American  

abbreviation

1. kopeck.

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kop British  

/ kɒp /

noun

1. a prominent isolated hill or mountain in southern Africa See inselberg

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Etymology

Origin of kop

1825–35; < Afrikaans: literally, head, hence high or top part. See cop ³

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Example Sentences

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kop

Now he hets not dat prave gompany All in der Commons House, To see him skywgle GL-DST-NE, Und schlog him on der kop.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 31, 1891 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand

Our way led past the kop to the south of Nicholson's Nek.

From Three Years' War by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

After breakfast we climbed the kop; and when we had made our observation we followed after the laager.

From Three Years' War by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

"Oh! fader, how I shlog your kop," der younger Breitmann said; "I'd den dimes sooner had it coom right down on mein own headt!"

From The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland

After the battle which was fought on the 30th of November this kop was christened by us Little Majuba.

From Three Years' War by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

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