cop
/kɑp/ noun A1- A quill or tube upon which silk is wound.
- A merlon.
- A roughly dome-shaped piece of armor, especially one covering the shoulder, the elbow, or the knee.
- A conical ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.
Plural cops
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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"A fair cop!" said he.
If yer don’t know de guy, and he’s tryin’ to do de Johnny act, say de word, and I’ll call a cop in t’ree minutes.
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