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soil3

Syllabification: (soil)

Pronunciation: /soil/

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Definition of soil

verb

[with object] rare

feed (cattle) on fresh-cut green fodder (originally for the purpose of purging them).

Origin:

early 17th century: perhaps from soil²

soil in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of soil in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

soi-disant
soigné
soigneur
soil ¹
soil ²
soil ³
soil mechanics
soil pipe
soil science
soil stack
soil-like

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soil¹ US. Eng
soil² US. Eng
soil-like US. Eng
soil pipe US. Eng
night soil US. Eng
soil stack US. Eng

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