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41top hamper — Top ham per, n. (Naut.) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also {top hamper}.] [1913 Webster] All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water, that they… …
42Top-hamper — Top ham per, n. (Naut.) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also {top hamper}.] [1913 Webster] All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water, that they… …
43top-drawer — [täp′drôr′] adj. of first importance, privilege, etc. * * * top drawer (tŏpʹdrôrʹ) adj. Of the highest importance, rank, privilege, or merit. * * * …
44top dressing — top dresser. 1. a dressing of manure on the surface of land. 2. the action of one who top dresses. 3. a top layer of gravel, crushed rock, etc., on a roadway. [1755 65] * * * …
45top-up — n BrE 1.) an amount of liquid that you add to a glass, cup etc in order to make it full again ▪ Would you like a top up? 2.) an extra payment that brings an amount to the desired level ▪ top up loans for students …
46top the bill — To head the list of performers, be the star attraction • • • Main Entry: ↑bill top the bill To be the most important attraction in a programme of entertainment, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑top …
47top|side — «TOP SYD», noun, adverb, adjective. –n. 1. Also, topsides. a) the upper part of a ship s side, especially the part above the water line. b) the upper part of a ship, especially the part above the main deck, as distinct from the engine room, hold …
48top forty — (or ten, etc.) the first forty (or ten, etc.) records in the pop music charts …
49Top billing — Top bil*ling, n. the most prominent place in an advertisement or program for a theatrical performance, movie, fundraising affair, etc.; the place where the star s name usually is located. [PJC] …
50Top-down parsing language — (TDPL) is a type of analytic formal grammar developed by Alexander Birman in the early 1970s in order to study formally the behavior of a common class of practical top down parsers that support a limited form of backtracking. Birman originally… …
