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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[^u]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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
soiled
adj : soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept
sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums";
"piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the
clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a
dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her
sisters preened themselves" [syn: {dirty}, {unclean}]
[ant: {clean}]
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