top-heavy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TOP-HEAVY, adjective top'-hevy. [top and heavy.] Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower. TOP'-KNOT, noun [top and knot.] A knot worn by females on the top of the head.
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