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.
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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.
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Top"ping, n. (Angling)
The tail of an artificial fly.
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