Topping
Pronunciation : Top"ping
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Top"ping
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
3. pl.
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913