presprinkle

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ sprinkle.

Verb

presprinkle (third-person singular simple present presprinkles, present participle presprinkling, simple past and past participle presprinkled)

1. (transitive) To sprinkle in advance.
   • 1931, United States. Office of Experiment Stations, United States. Agricultural Research Service, Experiment Station Record, volume 64, page 234:

     Presprinkling the seed tubers three days before treatment did not increase the effectiveness of corrosive sublimate in the control of either scab or Rhizoctonia, nor that of cold formalin for scab control.