to spread manure or fertilizer on the surface of (land) without working it into the soil
top-dress in American English
(ˈtɑpˌdres)
transitive verbWord forms: -dressed or -drest, -dressing
to manure (land) on the surface
Word origin
[1725–35; top1 + dress]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collapse, pantheism, postmortem, roulette, snowflake
Examples of 'top-dress' in a sentence
top-dress
The best way to remove them is with a hand fork, and then top-dress the containers with fresh compost.