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countertop

noun

Etymology

From counter + top.

  1. inherited from *tuppaz✻ — “braid, pigtail, end”
  2. inherited from *topp✻
  3. inherited from topp — “top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”
  4. inherited from top
  5. compounded as countertop — “counter + top”

Definitions

  1. The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food, etc.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA