unsoiling

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act or process of stripping the surface of dirt or soil from the top of a quarry, claybed, etc.

Etymology

Compound from English un- (not, contrary, reverse, negative, lack of, lack absence of, undo) + English soil (make dirty)+ English -ing.

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-ing

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