top-piecev.
/ˈtɒppiːs/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌpis/ transitive. To put a top-piece on.
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1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. iv. iv. 37 In less time than Dick the Cobbler takes to top-piece an old shoe.
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