ablaqueation

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English

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Etymology

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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

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ablaqueation (uncountable)

  1. (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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.