I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: tip (I) + top
1. : the highest or utmost point : top , summit
building a fire tower on the tip-top of the mountain
2. : the highest degree or extent : crown , pinnacle
reaching the tip-top of happiness
3. England : the highest class or rank in society — usually used in plural
hobnobbing with the tip-tops
4. : tip I 2c(2)
II. adjective
: of or characteristic of the highest quality, rank, or class : excellent , first-rate
a really tip-top man — H.J.Laski
people from some tip-top West End house — Joseph Conrad
kept the bridge in tip-top shape — Pearl Puckett
horses … in tip-top shape, fit to run for the money — J.H.Winchester
III. adverb
: to the highest extent : very well : surpassingly
colonel … uses me tip-top — Walt Whitman
the mittens … fitted tip-top — J.C.Lincoln