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side-dress
[ sahyd-dres ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌdrɛs /
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verb (used with object), side-dressed, side-dress·ing.
to fertilize (growing plants) by mixing fertilizer into the soil along each row.
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Origin of side-dress
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby side-dress
sidecheck, side curl, sided, side deal, side dish, side-dress, side dressing, side drum, side effect, side-foot, side-glance
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British Dictionary definitions for side-dress
side-dress
verb
(tr) to place fertilizers on or in the soil near the roots of (growing plants)
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