5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, n. (Angling)
The tail of an artificial fly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Topped}; p. pr & vb n.
{Topping}.]
1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as lofty ridges
and topping mountains. --Derham.
2. To predominate; as topping passions. ``Influenced by
topping uneasiness.'' --Locke.
3. To excel; to rise above others
But write thy, and top --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, a.
1. Rising above; surpassing.
2. Hence assuming superiority; proud.
The great and flourishing condition of some of the
topping sinners of the world. --South.
3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, n.
1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top
2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher
than the other
3. pl That which comes from hemp in the process of
hatcheling.
{Topping lift} (Naut.), a large strong tackle employed to
raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
topping
adj : (British) excellent; best possible [syn: {top-flight}, {top-hole}]
n : a flavorful addition on top of a dish
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