top dressing

top dressing

noun
1.
a dressing of manure on the surface of land.
2.
the action of one who top-dresses.
3.
a top layer of gravel, crushed rock, etc., on a roadway.

Origin:
1755–65

top dresser, noun

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top-dress

[top-dres]
verb (used with object), top-dressed or top-drest, top-dress·ing.
to manure (land) on the surface.

Origin:
1725–35; top1 + dress
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top dressing
 
n
1.  a surface application of manure or fertilizer to land
2.  a thin layer of loose gravel that covers the top of a road surface

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