repastination

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   obsolete: the act of digging or turning over soil again

   The gardener's continual repastination kept the compacted bed loose and aerated.

From Latin repastinatio, from repastinare, 'to dig again,' formed from re- and pastinare, 'to trench ground for planting vines.' The latter derives from pastinum, a two-pronged digging tool. The English agricultural term is now obsolete.

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