Top·ping, n.
1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.
2. Naut. The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
4. Angling The tail of an artificial fly.
Topping lift Naut., a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
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