Definition of Soiling

1. Noun. The act of soiling something.

Exact synonyms: Dirtying, Soilure
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Specialized synonyms: Maculation, Spotting, Staining, Contamination, Pollution
Derivative terms: Dirty, Soil, Soil

Definition of Soiling

1. Verb. (present participle of soil) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Soiling

1. soil [v] - See also: soil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soiling

soil sterilants
soil structure
soil suborder
soil surface
soil texture
soil value
soilable
soilage
soilages
soilborne
soile
soiled
soilier
soiliest
soiliness
soiling (current term)
soilings
soilless
soillike
soils
soilure
soilures
soily
soiree
soiree musicale
soirees
soitenly
soixante-neuf
soja
soja bean

Literary usage of Soiling

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

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The production of soiling crops implies intensive methods of farming, ... soiling is of special value in regions where high land values prevail and only ..."

2. Bulletin by New Jersey, Dept. of Agriculture, New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture (1918)
"ALFALFA AS A soiling AND PASTURE CROP No forage plant will so conveniently give such good ... The crop is ready to cut for soiling about June first and ..."

3. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"soiling is well adapted mainly to the feeding of dairy cows, and is practically the only way to utilize certain crops, such as thousand-headed kale and ..."

4. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"soiling is well adapted mainly to the feeding of dairy cows, and is practically the only way to utilize certain crops, such as thousand-headed kale and ..."

5. European Agriculture and Rural Economy by Henry Colman (1851)
"THE practice of soiling stock prevails to some, but not, ... The soiling of stock implies the keeping of them in stables or yards all the season, ..."

6. The Cereals in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1908)
"Rye as a soiling Crop.—Rye is especially acceptable to milch cows, ... The period of maturity in which it makes a desirable soiling crop varies from just ..."

7. The Cereals in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1908)
"Rye as a -soiling Crop.—Rye is especially acceptable to milch cows, ... The period of maturity in which it makes a desirable soiling crop varies from just ..."

8. Productive Feeding of Farm Animals by Fritz Wilhelm Woll (1921)
"The succession of soiling crops to be grown, and the details in carrying out either full ... The relative expense of producing and feeding soiling crops is ..."

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