Citations:tiptop

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English citations of tiptop

Noun

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  • 2008 May 20, Alison Dayani, “Mother told to give ice pop to sick baby”, in BirminghamMail[1], Birmingham Mail:
    Angry Rachel, age 22, said: "I knew Jasmine was very ill with diarrhoea and hadn't been drinking for days, but the doctor wouldn't examine her and instead said everything was fine, it was teething and to give the baby a Tip Top ice pop!