top-soil

[top-soil]

top·soil

[top-soil]
noun
1.
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cover (land) with topsoil.

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Top-soil is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1860–65; top1 + soil1
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