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respade en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + spade.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To spade (turn over soil) again.
    • If unable to get the soil well mixed you may have to respade the turned soil before planting. The second spading will be much easier than the first. 1975, The American Rose, volume 23, page 16:

Forms

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respaded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
respaded Tense=Past lexicographic
respades Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
respading Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic