1agricultural(process of) digging, turning up the soil with a spade (in preparation for crop):
(
1409-10
)
pur delvyng del jardyn et pur sedis .iiij. d.
12 Henry IV
(
1422-23
) pur delvying et faisure del gardein
298
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