English Dictionary: soiled | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Soil \Soil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soiling}.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F. so[96]ler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated. See {Satire}.] 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. |