subsoiler

[suhb-soi-ler]

sub·soil·er

[suhb-soi-ler]
noun
1.
one who operates a subsoil plow.

Origin:
1850–55; subsoil + -er1
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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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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