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bell-toppers

bell-toppers is the plural of bell-topper.

Meaning of bell-topper

Noun

bell-topper (plural bell-toppers)

  1. (Australia, dated) top hat; chimney-pot hat
    • “Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it.1903, William Craig (of Invercargill, N.Z.), My Adventures on the Australian Goldfields (page 11)

Questions about bell-toppers

What is bell-toppers the plural of?
Bell-toppers is the plural of bell-topper.

Words near bell-toppers in the dictionary

  1. bell-ringings
  2. bell-shaped
  3. bell-tent
  4. bell-tents
  5. bell-topper
  6. bell-toppers
  7. bell-wether
  8. bell/strobe
  9. bell/strobes
  10. Bella
  11. Bella Bella

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