top-knot, noun

Origin:: Named for the crest of feathers on its head; see quotation 1899.

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1899 R.B. & J.D.S. Woodward Natal Birds 20This (sc. Pycnonotus layardi) is one of our commonest birds, popularly called the ‘Top-knot’ from its black crest.

1937 [see toppie noun1].

toppie noun1.

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