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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

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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.

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  • HAVENED
    Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
  • EARTHLY-MINDED
    Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n.
  • EARTH FLAX
    A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
  • HAVENER
    A harbor master.
  • STRATUM
    A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively. 2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
  • EARTHDIN
    An earthquake.
  • SURFACE LOADING
    The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
  • SHAREBEAM
    The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
  • HAVELOCK
    A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.
  • DEPTH
    The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content. (more info) 1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface,or horizontal measurement backward
  • EARTHSTAR
    A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.
  • EARTHBRED
    Low; grovelling; vulgar.
  • EARTHBANK
    A bank or mound of earth.
  • HAVE
    haven, habben, AS. habben ; akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2.
  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • ADDITIONALLY
    By way of addition.
  • WITHOUT-DOOR
    Outdoor; exterior. "Her without-door form." Shak.
  • ORDINARY
    1. According to established order; methodical; settled; regular. "The ordinary forms of law." Addison. 2. Common; customary; usual. Shak. Method is not less reguisite in ordinary conversation that in writing. Addison. 3. Of common rank, quality,
  • EARTHQUAVE
    An earthquake.
  • WITHOUTFORTH
    Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. Withinforth. Chaucer.
  • UNEARTHLY
    Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird; appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. -- Un*earth"li*ness, n.
  • MISBEHAVE
    To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.
  • SUBORDINARY
    One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary. Note: Different writers name different bearings as subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile, inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always
  • STANDARD
    The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. (more info) extendere to spread out, extend,
  • INSHAVE
    A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
  • UNDERFURROW
    To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow seed or manure.
  • SUPERSTRATUM
    A stratum, or layer, above another. (more info) supersternere, superstratum, to spread upon. See Super-, and

 

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