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subsoil

[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- + soil¹

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World English Dictionary

subsoil (ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl)

—n
1.	a. Also called: undersoil the layer of soil beneath the surface soil and overlying the bedrock
	b. (as modifier): a subsoil plough

—vb
2.	(tr) to plough (land) to a depth below the normal ploughing level and so break up the subsoil

'subsoiler

—n

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Word Origin & History

subsoil

1799, from sub- + soil (n.).

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Science Dictionary

subsoil

(sŭb'soil') Pronunciation Key
In an ABC soil, the B horizon. The term was formerly used to mean the layer of earth below the humus or surface soil.