Wooden-top

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A uniformed police officer. British, idiomatic, informal

    "Immediately a big wooden-top came in. He was young and blond."

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cobblercopcopperfedjackjake

Example

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"Immediately a big wooden-top came in. He was young and blond."

Etymology

The expression may be a reference to the wooden construction of a bobby's custodian helmet.

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