English Dictionary: earthed | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Earth \Earth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earthed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Earthing}.] 1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. [bd]The fox is earthed.[b8] --Dryden. 2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up. The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon. --Young. Why this in earthing up a carcass? --R. Blair. |