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What does top-dress mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word top-dress? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer
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In fall, top-dress the Lawn with commercial fertilizer at the rate of 500 pounds to the acre.
You may leave them undisturbed for years, but if you can top-dress them in autumn so much the better.
On a dry day, scarify the lawn to remove unwanted thatch and then aerate and top-dress any badly drained areas.
If necessary, it appears to be reasonable to completely top-dress surfaces which seem to be inappropriate in colour in the first work step.
The top-dress was fed before feeding as ruminal starch is at a nadir and amylolytic capacity is expected to be low.
Cut off dead stalks and leaves from perennials, then top-dress the beds with 2 to 3 inches of compost and a sprinkling of fertilizer.

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