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Adjective
top-hole (comparative more top-hole, superlative most top-hole)
- (chiefly UK, informal) Of very high quality, tip-top.
1914, H. H. Munro, chapter 5, in When William Came:"I say, this is a top-hole omelette," said Ronnie.
1916, Kathleen Norris, chapter 1, in The Heart of Rachael:"But Carol's different—she's square, she is; she's just top-hole—if you know what I mean—she's the finest ever," finished Miss Sartoris.
1921, Ralph Connor, chapter 1, in To Him That Hath:"My word, old chap, that is top-hole tennis," said the Englishman, warmly congratulating him.
1927, chapter 6, in Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, transl., The Magic Mountain, translation of Der Zauberberg by Thomas Mann, page 528:He was top-hole in his line, he would soon put it right.
1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest , Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 4:‘Out at Randolph Park, near the outstanding El Con Marriott,’ C.T. inserts, ‘a venue the whole contingent’s been vocal about finding absolutely top-hole thus far, which —’
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- “top-hole”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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