side-dress

[ sahyd-dres ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌdrɛs /

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

side table, side tone, side trip, side whiskers, side with, side-dress, side-foot, side-glance, side-on, side-saddle, side-splitting
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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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