Definition of Soakings

1. Noun. (plural of soaking) ¹

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Definition of Soakings

1. soaking [n] - See also: soaking

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soakings

soakage
soakages
soakaway
soakaways
soakcrust
soaked
soaked to the bone
soaked to the skin
soaken
soaker
soakers
soaking
soaking up
soaking wet
soakingly
soakings (current term)
soaks
soakt
soal
soals
soam
soams
soap
soap-opera
soap-operatic
soap-rock
soap-weed
soapUI
soap bubble
soap bubbles

Literary usage of Soakings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Indian Forester (1905)
"... hope of giving them some protection against the shot-borer pest they were subjected to a series of soakings in water, copper sulphate and Rangoon oil. ..."

2. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"A few liberal soakings of water in dry weather are beneficial to shrubs or anything else under trees, but the soakings must be thorough, as mere sprinkles ..."

3. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"A few liberal soakings of water in dry weather are beneficial to shrubs or anything else under trees, but the soakings must be thorough, as mere sprinkles ..."

4. A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and Its People: Its Mining by Alvah Littlefield Sawyer (1911)
"... the spinal cord) laying the foundation for disease to follow such winter soakings. Such soakings and bare ground are almost unknown here in winter. ..."

5. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"A few liberal soakings of water in dry weather are beneficial to shrubs or anything else under trees, but the soakings must be thorough, as mere sprinkles ..."

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