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SUBSOIL

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sub⋅soil

  [suhb-soil]
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–noun
the bed or stratum of earth or earthy material immediately under the surface soil.
Also called undersoil.

Origin:
1790–1800; sub- + soil 1
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sub·soil   (sŭb'soil')   
n.  The layer or bed of earth beneath the topsoil.
tr.v.   sub·soiled, sub·soil·ing, sub·soils
To plow or turn up the subsoil of.
sub'soil'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

subsoil 
1799, from sub- + soil (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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