resoilingn.1
/ˌriːˈsɔɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈsɔɪlɪŋ/ The action or process of re-covering with soil or of providing with fresh soil.
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society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > other specific processes
shovellingc1440
brooking1610
resoiling1839
riprapping1839
misering1842
back-filling1901
cut-and-fill1904
bulldozing1937
1839 S. C. Brees App. to Railway Pract. 141/2 (table) Soil-stripping and Resoiling.
1852 J. Wiggins Pract. Embanking Lands 117 For soiling and re-soiling, 1d.
1927 Ecology 8 480 In this region of two-fold impoverishment it is not difficult to find, in close proximity, various stages of natural revegetation, and resoiling.
1994 Denver Post (Nexis) 13 July b2 The completion of the resoiling of Betty Wilson's yard in Globeville gave her a lot of reason to celebrate yesterday.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
resoilingn.2
/ˌriːˈsɔɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈsɔɪlɪŋ/ The action or process of making dirty or soiling again.
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1872 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 93 216 When you add to this revolving and continued resoiling treatment of the air after it gets into the hall,..I think we have excuse enough for the complaints of these country members who have been accustomed to tolerably pure air.
1915 Amer. Jrnl. Vet. Med. 10 272/2 The re-soiling of instruments during operations must be prevented by simply preventing them from coming into contact with soiled objects.
1952 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. W. Austral. 1 133 (caption) Re-soiling will also occur more quickly when the wool is left with a straight edge and falls over as it grows longer.
1989 Restaurant Business (Nexis) 10 June 244 If the residue is left in the carpet, resoiling will be more rapid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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