spiffing vs topping

spiffing

adj
  • Very good, excellent. 

  • Smart or appealing in dress or appearance. 

topping

noun
  • Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom. 

  • The tail of an artificial fly. 

  • Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. 

  • The act of cutting off the top of something. 

  • The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. 

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