(kop) noun
1. The top, as of a hill or the head of a thing.
2. The conical roll of thread formed on the spindle of a spinning machine; also, the tube on which this thread or yarn is wound. [OE copp summit]

(kop) Slang v.t. copped, cop·ping
1. To take; steal; appropriate.
2. To win: to cop a prize.
3. To catch or seize.
—to cop out U.S. Slang To back down or turn away, as from one's responsibilities or ideals; renege.
—noun A policeman: short for copper². [? Var. of cap catch, take <OF caper <L capere]