(idea) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Fri May 06 2005 at 20:37:01
tip-top

The best : perhaps from fruit, that growing at the top of the tree being generally the best, as partaking most of the sun.
A tip-top workman ; the best, or most excellent Workman.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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