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.