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Earth (&etilde_;rth), n. [AS. eorðe; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j&ö;rð, Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a&ī;rþa, OHG. ero, Gr. &unr_;, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
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That law preserves the earth a sphere
And guides the planets in their course.
S. Rogers.
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In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell. Milton.
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2. The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
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God called the dry land earth. Gen. i. 10.
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He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him. Shak.
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3. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
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Give him a little earth for charity. Shak.
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4. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
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Would I had never trod this English earth. Shak.
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5. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
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Our weary souls by earth beguiled. Keble.
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6. The people on the globe.
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The whole earth was of one language. Gen. xi. 1.
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7. (Chem.) (a) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. (b) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
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8. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox. Macaulay.
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They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths. Holland.
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9. (Elec.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.

&hand_; When the resistance of the earth connection is low it is termed a good earth.
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&hand_; Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple; earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or earth-closet.
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Adamic earth, Bitter earth, Bog earth, Chian earth, etc. See under Adamic, Bitter, etc. -- Alkaline earths. See under Alkaline. -- Earth apple. (Bot.) (a) A potato. (b) A cucumber. -- Earth auger, a form of auger for boring into the ground; -- called also earth borer. -- Earth bath, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes. -- Earth battery (Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture. -- Earth chestnut, the pignut. -- Earth closet, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the fæcal discharges. -- Earth dog (Zo&ö;l.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or enter holes of foxes, etc. -- Earth hog, Earth pig (Zo&ö;l.), the aard-vark. -- Earth hunger, an intense desire to own land, or, in the case of nations, to extend their domain. -- Earth light (Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called also earth shine. Sir J. Herschel. -- Earth metal. See 1st Earth, 7. (Chem.) -- Earth oil, petroleum. -- Earth pillars or Earth pyramids (Geol.), high pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland. Lyell. -- Earth pitch (Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum. -- Earth quadrant, a fourth of the earth's circumference. -- Earth table (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table. -- On earth, an intensive expression, oftenest used in questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do? Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.]
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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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Earth, v. i. To burrow. Tickell.
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Earth, n. [From Ear to plow.] A plowing. [Obs.]
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Such land as ye break up for barley to sow,
Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow.
Tusser.
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