earthing

2 definitions found

earthing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Earth \Earth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earthed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Earthing.]
     1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a
        burrow or den. "The fox is earthed." --Dryden.
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     2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; --
        sometimes with up.
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              The miser earths his treasure, and the thief,
              Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.
                                                    --Young.
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              Why this in earthing up a carcass?    --R. Blair.
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earthing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  earthing
      n 1: fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: grounding,
           earthing]