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Definition of Tip-top
1. Adverb. To the highest extent. "The shoes fit me tip-top"
Definition of Tip-top
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of tiptop) ¹
2. Adjective. Excellent ¹
3. Adverb. (alternative spelling of tiptop) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tip-top
Literary usage of Tip-top
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1866)
"So the next morning, after the father and mother were gone, Tip-Top got on the
... I 'd like to see her try to eat me up," said Tip-Top, again balancing his ..."
2. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"tip-top,—emph. the very highest point or part D. Tip, top. Dan. Tip. TIPPET, ¡.
An article of dress worn on the tip or top ..."
3. The Nursery (1869)
"tip-top. Nelly's father has a fine dog. This fine dog has a queer name. ...
She holds it up so that tip-top cannot reach it; but, tip-top is such a good dog ..."
4. The Great Revolution of 1840 by Anthony Banning Norton (1888)
"A tip-top SONG ABOUT TIPPECANOE. 'Tis the tip of the fashion for brave hearts
and true To join in the shout for brave Tippecanoe; The soldier, the farmer, ..."
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