Soiling

2 definitions found

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

  Soil \Soil\ (soil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soiled} (soild); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Soiling}.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F.
     so[^u]ler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated.
     See {Satire}.]
     To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure,
     with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of


     sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the
     effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food;
     as, to soil a horse.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  soiling
       n : the act of soiling something [syn: {soilure}, {dirtying}]