Top-notch referred in 18th century English logging to the worker who stayed nearest the top of a log as it entered the sawing mill. The importance was that the bottom workers frequently went blind from sawdust particles ruining their corneas.
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The situation is probably more complex than this. The answer above refers to sawing pits, where the person underneath in the pit worked in a rain of sawdust. It's possible that "top notch" refers to loggers working on trees in the forest, rather than at the mills cutting planks, where the base of each tree was notched so that short planks could be inserted for the logger to stand on. This was sometimes quite high up the tree as loggers wanted to cut the tree so as to end up with a parallel log which made for easier handling.
The British slang 'top hole' originates from the term "top whole one" used in British boarding schools to mean "excellent" or "first-rate." Over time, it evolved into the shortened version 'top hole', used to describe something of high quality or top-notch.
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The name "Fauntleroy" is of English origin. It is derived from a surname that was originally a nickname for someone who was the son of a king.
genesis means beginning or origin
Top-Notch Magazine ended in 1937.
Top-Notch Magazine was created in 1910.
"top notch" means "first class", "among the best ", "a-one". Example: Our school has a top notch baseball team.
A top notch pilot is referred to as an ace.
c. 1577 from 'otch', from Middle French 'oche' (notch) Old French 'ochier' " to notch". Top notch would indicate an arrow notch that could be brought to the bowstring and 'notched' quickly, increasing bowman's rate of fire
top notch
we need to top it off a notch
its the notch at the top and bottom of the bow that you attach the loops on the string to.
The indentation in the top of the manubrium is called the jugular notch, also known as the suprasternal notch. This anatomical feature is used as a landmark for various medical measurements and procedures.
The British slang 'top hole' originates from the term "top whole one" used in British boarding schools to mean "excellent" or "first-rate." Over time, it evolved into the shortened version 'top hole', used to describe something of high quality or top-notch.
You should align the notch at the rear iron sight with top of the pin on the front iron sight, as you can see the top of pin right inside the notch, and align it with target. Front Pin >>> (_|_) rear notch >>> |""\/""| front pin aligned with rear notch >>> |""\|/""| and aling this with target, you are at it!