soilage

soilage
soilage1
/soy"lij/, n.
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
[SOIL3 + -AGE]
soilage2
/soy"lij/, n.
1. an act or instance of soiling.
2. the condition of being soiled.
[1585-95; SOIL2 + -AGE]

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