repastination

noun

plural -s

obsolete

: the act of digging over again

this continual motion, repastination, and turning of the mold with the spade

—John Evelyn

Word History

Etymology

Latin repastination-, repastinatio, from repastinatus (past participle of repastinare to dig again, from re- + pastinare to dig and trench in preparation for the planting of vines, from pastinum 2-pronged dibble) + -ion-, -io -ion

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