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top dressing

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top dressing
n.
1. A covering of loose gravel on a road.
2. A covering of fertilizer spread on soil without being plowed under.
top dressing
Noun
a layer of fertilizer or manure spread on the surface of land
top-dress vb
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Noun1.top dressingtop dressing - a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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