Scottish and Northern English dialect word for a tuft of grass or coarse vegetation.
From Old Norse 'toppr' meaning a tuft or crest, related to 'top.' The word survived in Scottish English and regional dialects while disappearing from standard English.
This word is a living fossil in Scottish dialects—it's the same root as 'top' and shows how old Norse words from Viking settlements stayed alive in Scotland and northern England when they faded elsewhere!
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