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▪ I. unˈcallow, n. local.
[f. next.]
= callow n. 3.
1787W. H. Marshall Norfolk (1795) I. 151 The depth of uncallow is generally very unequal. Ibid. II. Gloss., Uncallow, the earth which covers a jam of marl. 1841Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. IV. 341/2 To the above must be added the expenses for removing the uncallow. 1871J. Phillips Geol. Oxf. & Vall. Thames 471 Thick bed of ‘Uncallow’, consisting of gravel, brickearth, loam, and sand, in horizontal, curved, and aggregated masses.
▪ II. unˈcallow, v. local.
[un-2 4 + callow n. 3.]
trans. To clear (clay, marl, etc.) of the surface soil; to remove (soil) for this purpose. Also intr. Hence unˈcallowing vbl. n.
1729Act 2 Geo. II, 313 They are hereby obliged and required to uncallow and take off all the Soil, Mould, or other Compost, lying upon the said Earth. 1787W. H. Marshall Norfolk (1795) I. 396 note, One individual gives 4d...and 6d...a load for casting; besides the uncallowing, which he pays for extra by the day. 1824Mechanics' Mag. No. 33. 77 This is done by removing the vegetable mould from the surface, which is called uncallowing. 1842Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 85/2 The uncallowing and resoiling together..must be taken at the lowest price of 3d. and 3½d. |