Definition of Topsoiling

1. n. The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun.

Definition of Topsoiling

1. Noun. The removal of topsoil before an excavation or embankment is begun. ¹

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Definition of Topsoiling

1. topsoil [v] - See also: topsoil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Topsoiling

tops up
topsail
topsails
topscorer
topscorers
topside
topsider
topsiders
topsides
topsite
topsites
topsman
topsmen
topsoil
topsoiled
topsoiling (current term)
topsoils
topspin
topspinning
topspins
topspun
topstitch
topstitched
topstitches
topstitching
topstone
topstones
topsy-turvier
topsy-turviest
topsy-turvily

Literary usage of Topsoiling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North by University of North Carolina (1793-1962) (1914)
"He has on outfit of mules and does a good bit of topsoiling. Our roads are sand-clay. His duty is to watch these roads, fill up the holes, ..."

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