(ropemaking) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinalgrooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
(sound) Highest pitch or loudest.
(wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
(on top of) Eve; verge; point.
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
(golf) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.
(in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
“A magician's black topper isn't the only hat Pipia wears in Port Townsend, Washington, though.”
“An open bar was also required, and the topper was the music. Molly had called Willie Nelson the country performer and he was going to play along with his entire band.”
“It's not always easy to crawl around retrieving items from the bed of your truck, especially if it has a topper.”