soilage

¹

[ soi-lij ]

noun

1. grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.

soilage

²

[ soi-lij ]

noun

1. an act or instance of soiling. soil.
2. the condition of being soiled. soil.

soilage

/ ˈsɔɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. green fodder, esp when freshly cut and fed to livestock in a confined area

Word History and Origins

Origin of soilage¹

soil ³ + -age

Origin of soilage²

First recorded in 1585–95; soil ² + -age

Example Sentences

Alice Pereira, a Budget spokeswoman, says that when a customer returns a vehicle with “excessive soilage,” it takes extra time to clean it.

From Seattle Times

Alice Pereira, a Budget spokeswoman, says that when a customer returns a vehicle with “excessive soilage,” it takes extra time to clean it.

From Washington Post

After arriving at the hotel, I tried to sleep, when a sign on the hotel dresser caught my eye: “Soilage Charge: £150.”

From New York Times

She read the titles painstakingly: "Corn in California," "Silage Practice," "Farm Organization," "Farm Book-keeping," "The Shire in America," "Humus Destruction," "Soilage," "Alfalfa in California," "Cover Crops for California," "The Shorthorn in America"—at this last she smiled affectionately with memory of the great controversy he had waged for the beef cow and the milch cow as against the dual purpose cow.

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