bell-topper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

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noun

Australian usage; Dated

"“Now, you long ghost with the bell-topper, what did you pay for that coat? It's a Houndsditcher!” The sally was greeted with laughter from all who heard it."
"There was a surprise awaiting them at Tooraloo, for the moment they arrived two persons in bell-toppers and long-tailed coats ran out from behind a fence[.]"

From bell, referring to its shape + topper (“top hat”).

bell-toppers (plural)

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