Dictionary entry

Earth (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; — sometimes with up.

The miser earths his treasure, and the thief,

Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon. Young.

Why this in earthing up a carcass? R. Blair.