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Webster 1913 Edition
Topping
Top′ping
,Adj.
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.
Top′ping
,Noun.
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.