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soil1 (soil)

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, a piece of ground (influenced in meaning by Latin solum, soil), from Latin solium, seat.]

noun 

  1. The top layer of the earth's surface, consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with organic matter.
  2. A particular kind of earth or ground: sandy soil.
  3. Country; land: native soil.
  4. The agricultural life: a man of the soil.
  5. A place or condition favorable to growth; a breeding ground.
soil2 (soil)

[Middle English soilen, from Old French souiller, from Vulgar Latin* suculāre (from Late Latin suculus) (diminutive of Latin sūs, pig; see sū-), or from souil, pigsty, wallow (from Latin solium, seat; see soil1).]

verb: soiled, soil·ing, soils. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make dirty, particularly on the surface.
  2. To disgrace; tarnish: a reputation soiled by scandal.
  3. To corrupt; defile.
  4. To dirty with excrement.

intransitive verb 

To become dirty, stained, or tarnished.

noun 

    1. The state of being soiled.
    2. A stain.
  2. Filth, sewage, or refuse.
  3. Manure, especially human excrement, used as fertilizer.
soil3 (soil)

[Origin unknown.]

transitive verb: soiled, soil·ing, soils. 

  1. To feed (livestock) with soilage.
  2. To purge (livestock) by feeding with green food.