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scopperil
scopperil (ˈskɒpərɪl) Forms: 5 scop(e)relle, 5, 7, 9 scopperell, 6 scopperelle, 7–9 scop(p)eril(l), scop(p)ril, scop(p)erel, scoprel. See also scopel. [Of obscure origin; a remarkable similarity of form is presented by mod.Icel. skoppara-kringla spinning-top, f. skoppa to spin like a top; cf. MSw. s... Oxford English Dictionary
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scopel
† ˈscopel, ˈscopple Farriery. Obs. [? contraction of scopperil.] A seton: = scopperil 3.1737 Bracken Farriery Impr. (1757) I. 337 Scopels or round Pieces of Leather with Holes in the Middle, lap'd round with Tow, are the most fit and proper in these Cases. Ibid. II. 17 They can only bleed a Horse, d... Oxford English Dictionary
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top | Etymology of top by etymonline
Jan 25, 2023top (n.2) "toy that spins on a point," late Old English top, probably a special use of top (n.1), but the modern word is perhaps via Old French topet, which is from or influenced by a Germanic source akin to the root of English top (n.1). As a type of seashell, first recorded 1680s. Another old word for a child's top-like toy was scopperil, Middle English scopperel (early 15c., in use through ...
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