*topp*

n. 1. (Naut.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. covered with caliche{ 2 }, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as doorstop.
Syn. -- doorstop. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Estop. ] (Law) (a) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or denying a fact contrary to his own previous action, allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct, which induces another to purchase rights, against which the party making such admission can not take a position inconsistent with the admission. (b) The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as indisputable. Wharton. Stephen. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having a flat or flattened upper surface. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Phonetics) Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; -- said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.). H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia. C. S. Sargent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ring stopper (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead. --
Stopper bolt (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck stoppers are hooked. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stoppered p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppering. ] To close or secure with a stopper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Material for filling a cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Far.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. Youatt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. stöpfel, stöpsel. See Stop, n. & v. t. ] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stoppled p. pr. & vb. n. Stoppling. ] To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.: (a) A cover of a top layer or part. [ Colloq. ] (b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its kind. [ Slang ] (c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper. (d) One who tops steel ingots. (e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A top hat. [ Slang or Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called from its being often taken out and placed on top of the newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A small wig for the top of the head; a toupee. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Rising above; surpassing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fine; gallant. [ Slang ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Angling) The tail of an artificial fly. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate fudge topping. [ PJC ]

Topping lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a topping or proud manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Topping, a., 3. [ Obs. ] “Topping quests.” Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Toppled p. pr. & vb. n. Toppling. ] [ From Top summit. ] To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though castles topple on their warders' heads. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]