English

Alternative forms

• woodentop

Noun

wooden-top ‎(plural wooden-tops)

1. (Britain, informal, idiomatic) A uniformed police officer.
   • 1988, Derek Raymond, The Devil's Home on Leave, Ballantine Books, page 151:

     Immediately a big wooden-top came in. He was young and blond.

   • 1991, Bill James, The Lolita Man , W. W. Norton & Company, page 41 :

     It is Detective Chief Superintendent Cohn Harpur, one of the bosses, but just a wooden-top like all the rest.

Usage notes

Used by British police, Criminal Investigation Department detectives.

Synonyms

• (police officer): see Wikisaurus:police officer

References

• wooden-top, on UK Police Slang and Acronyms.