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Definition of Earth up
1. Verb. Block with earth, as after a landslide.
Definition of Earth up
1. Verb. (gardening transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earth Up
Literary usage of Earth up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1871)
"It was thought by some officers that the explosion throw the earth up on either
side in such a manner ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, William Ripley Nichols, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1871)
"It was thought by some officers that the explosion would throw the earth up on
either side in such a manner as to form a trench; but the result was not so; ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1814)
"... is made use of by two persona to earth up the casie ; the strongest of the
... two persons employed with this instrument will earth up more canes in a ..."
4. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1874)
"As they grow up, earth their stems ; that is, put the earth up against them, ...
earth up very often, not putting up much at a time, every week a little ..."
5. The English Gardener: Or, A Treatise on the Situation, Soil, Enclosing, and by William Cobbett (1833)
"earth up very often, and do not put much at a time. Every week a little earth to
be put up. You should always earth up when the ground is dry at top; ..."
6. The English Gardener: Or, A Treatise on the Situation, Soil, Enclosing, and by William Cobbett (1833)
"earth up very often, and do not put much at a time. Every week a little earth to
be put up. You should always earth up when the ground is dry at top; ..."
7. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1795)
"... which will earth up the roots, and greatly increase their strength ; but,
before the ground of one in. terval is so hoed, the haulm of the plants should ..."
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