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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A dressing of manure laid on the surface of land: often used figuratively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied.

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  • verb Present participle of top-dress.

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  • noun a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in

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