Deterration

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deterration \De`ter*ra"tion\, n. [L. de + terra earth: cf. F.
     d['e]terrer to unearth.]
     The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a
     taking out of the earth or ground. --Woodward.
     [1913 Webster]