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† ˈpastinate, ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. pastināt-us, pa. pple. of pastināre to dig: see pastine v.]
Of land: Dug, prepared for planting.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. iii. 50 This mon ek al thy soyles pastynate With wynes wold be filde. Ibid. iv. 177 Now melon seed..is sette In places wel ywrought or pastynate.
So † ˈpastinate v. trans., to dig, loosen by digging; † ˈpastinated ppl. a., dug, delved; † pastiˈnation [ad. L. pastinātiōn-em], digging.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. iii. 130 In thi pastinated lond. 1623Cockeram ii, To Delue, Pastinate. A Deluing, Pastination. 1656Blount Glossogr., Pastinate, to delve or dig in a Garden. 1708Kersey, Pastination (in Husbandry), the opening, breaking fine, and laying loose of earth in order to be planted. 1721in Bailey. 1745tr. Columella's Husb. iii. xvi, The pastinated ground is proper for planting, when it is a little moist. |