Hypertext Webster Gateway: "soiling"
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) 1.7 (wn)
soiling
n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soilure}, {dirtying}]
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