Definition of Topline

1. Noun. The upper curvature of a horse's withers, back, and loin. ¹

2. Noun. Principal billing. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To be billed as the primary entertainer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Topline

1. the outline of the top of an animal's body [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Topline

topinch
toping
topiramate
topis
topistic
topkick
topkicks
topknot
topknots
topknotted
topless
toplessness
toplessnesses
toplight
toplights
topline (current term)
toplined
topliner
topliners
toplines
toplining
toploading
toploftical
toploftier
toploftiest
toploftily
toploftiness
toploftinesses
toplofty
topmaker

Literary usage of Topline

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

1. The Study of Breeds in America: Cattle, Sheep and Swine by Thomas Shaw (1900)
"topline—The line that extends along the upper portion of the body and more or ... topline of the Neck—The upper line of the same which extends from the poll ..."

2. Kids And Media@the New Millennium: A Comprehensive National Analysis Of by Donald F. Roberts (1999)
"The following topline compiles responses to the two surveys, ... Complete sets of the topline results for each individual survey are also included in this ..."

3. Management and Feeding of Sheep by Thomas Shaw (1914)
"Each line made by the shears should be at right angles with the topline. Sheep thus shorn have a zebra-like appearance, which is very attractive. ..."

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