Topping

·adj Fine; gallant.

II. Topping ·adj Rising above; surpassing.

III. Topping ·adj Hence, assuming superiority; proud.

IV. Topping ·add. ·noun The tail of an artificial fly.

V. Topping ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Top.

VI. Topping ·noun That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.

VII. Topping ·noun The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.

VIII. Topping ·noun The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.

topping
Fine; gallant; proud; assuming superiority.--Johnson. Webster. In New England much used among the co...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
topping
Pretentious; as, topping the officer; also, fine, gallant, &c. ...

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rum topping
A rich commode, or woman's head-dress. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
topping fellow
One at the top or head of his profession. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
topping cheat
The gallows. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
topping cove
The hangman. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
topping man
A rich man. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
boot-topping
The old operation of scraping off the grass, slime, shells, &c., which adhere to the bottom, near th...

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topping-lifts
Those lifts which support a spar, davit, &c. ...

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davit-topping-lift
A rope made fast to the outer end of a davit, and rove through a block made fast to a vessel's mast ...

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