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† repastiˈnation Obs.
[ad. L. repastinātiōn-em: see prec. and -ation.]
The action or process of digging over again.
1569Newton Cicero's Old Age 39 The repastinacion or newe digging about the rootes. 1623Cockeram Repastination, a digging againe. 1675Evelyn Terra (1776) 25 With a slight repastination, one may plant or sow any thing in it freely. 1699― Acetaria (1729) 118 Composts and Stercoration, Repastination, Dressing and Stoning the Earth and Mould of a Garden. |