Soil v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soiled p. pr. & vb. n. Soiling.] To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
soiled
adj : soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept
sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums";
"piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the
clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a
dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her
sisters preened themselves" [syn: dirty, unclean]
[ant: clean]