SOIL (2)

soil (2). Soil, n. dung, compost, dirt, land, earth, country

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Soil, n. [[OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. Saloon, Soil a miry place, Sole of the foot.]] 1. 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
2. 2. Land; country.
Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave Thee, native soil? Milton. 3. 3. Dung; fæces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
Improve land by dung and other sort of soils. Mortimer. Soil pipe, a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.