EARTH (2)

earth (2). Earth, v. to cover with mold, to get underground

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Earth (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earthed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Earthing.] 1. 1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. “The fox is earthed.” Dryden.
2. 2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; — sometimes with up.
The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon. Young. Why this in earthing up a carcass? R. Blair.