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61Soil — Soil, v. i. To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones. [1913 Webster] …
62Soil pipe — A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
63Soil mark — Soil marks are differences in soil colour as a result of archaeological features. They can be seen when a ploughed out earthwork has left hard dry material of a former bank and damper wetter material from a former ditch [Mick Aston, Interpreting… …
64Soil Guideline Values (SGVs) — are a series of measurements and values used by the United Kingdom s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to measure contamination of the soil. It is based on a series of toxicology reports from 1992 and is designed to show… …
65soil — soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, foul, befoul, smirch, besmirch, grime, begrime can all mean to make or become unclean. Soil basically implies fundamental defilement or pollution (as of the mind or spirit) {why war soils and disarranges whatever it… …
66soil bank — soil′ bank n. 1) bus a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil enriching ones 2) the farmland so protected • Etymology: 1950–55 soil′ bank , adj …
67soil — [n1] earth, dirt clay, dry land, dust, grime, ground, land, loam, soot, terra firma; concept 509 soil [n2] land where one lives country, home, homeland, homestead, region, spread, terra firma; concepts 198,510,511 soil [v] make dirty bedraggle …
68soil — Ⅰ. soil [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, typically consisting of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. 2) the territory of a particular nation. DERIVATIVES soil less adjective. ORIGIN Old French, perhaps from… …
69soil-less — Ⅰ. soil [1] ► NOUN 1) the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, typically consisting of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. 2) the territory of a particular nation. DERIVATIVES soil less adjective. ORIGIN Old French, perhaps from… …
70soil-bound — soilˈ bound adjective Attached to the soil • • • Main Entry: ↑soil …
