▪ I. † toup, to-ˈup, prep. Obs. rare.
Also 4 topen.
[f. to-1 + up, uppan: cf. OE. on-uppan.]
Above, beyond, in addition to.
| c 1315 Shoreham v. 284 Ac toup alle oþren ys y-blessed, Soþe wyf and mayde. 13.. Guy of Warw. (A.) 2735, & topen al þis, ȝif Gij wer ded, We miȝten haue þe lesse dred. |
▪ II. toup, n.
(tuːp)
Slang abbrev. of toupee.
| 1959 P. Bull I know the Face viii. 138 ‘Say, Padre, is that a toup?’ he naïvely enquires. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game xxxiv. 205 He picked a blond wig... He slipped the toup over his gray hair and adjusted it to cover the high forehead. |
▪ III. toup, toupe
obs. forms of tup.