| Soil (soil) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Soil |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Soiled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Soiling.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F.
soû]ler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of
satur sa |
To feed, as cattle or
horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food
cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food
having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food;
as, to soil a horse.
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The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or
that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which
is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
Land; country.
Dung; fæces; compost; manure; as,
night soil.
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To enrich with soil or
muck; to manure.
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A marshy or miry place to which a
hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract
of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
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To make
dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to
soil a garment with dust.
To stain or mar, as with infamy or
disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
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To become soiled; as,
light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
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That which soils or pollutes; a soiled
place; spot; stain.
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