SUBSOIL

subsoil, undersoil

(noun) the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subsoil (countable and uncountable, plural subsoils)

The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

Verb

subsoil (third-person singular simple present subsoils, present participle subsoiling, simple past and past participle subsoiled)

(transitive) To turn up the subsoil of.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub"soil`, n.

Definition: The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil. Subsoil plow, a plow having a share and standard but no moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to the surface. Knight.

Sub"soil`, v. t.

Definition: To turn up the subsoil of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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