ablaqueation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ablaqueātiō (“the process or act of digging or loosening the soil around the roots of a tree”), from ablaqueō (“disentangle”), from ab (“from, away from”) + laqueō (“entangle, ensnare”).
Noun
[edit]ablaqueation (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.][1]
Translations
[edit]process of laying bare the roots of trees
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References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablaqueation”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.