top dressing

/tɑp ˌdrɛsɪŋ/
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Other forms: top dressings

Definitions of top dressing
  1. noun
    a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
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    type of:
    dressing, fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization
    making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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