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.
Origin of side-dress
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby side-dress
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side tone,
side trip,
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side-glance,
side-on,
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side-splitting
British Dictionary definitions for side-dress
side-dress
verb
(tr)
to place fertilizers on or in the soil near the roots of (growing plants)