He could preach three times a day without "soiling" his collar. From Wordnik.com. [Unwritten History] Reference
"soiling" with fireclay or using an oxidising flame; but the erratic behaviour of spelter in this respect is the greatest drawback to its use in apparatus construction. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
There was an enjoyment in soiling the body and mind of this beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2] Reference
Alfalfa, where it can be freely grown, is king among soiling foods. From Wordnik.com. [Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry] Reference
Maybe you didn't know how they were soiling your good name for greed. From Wordnik.com. [Say It Ain’t So, Conan] Reference
But with us the economy of soiling is the exception, and not the rule. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Small ones, you think, but we will depend almost entirely upon soiling. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
I tried to push it away, but I knew it was there and soiling my memory. From Wordnik.com. [Morning Promise] Reference
When cow is lying down it flows more abundantly, soiling the tail, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
The soiling of the conjugal bed by the shameful manoeuvres is to be deplored. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
It requires three or four years, after soiling, to gain a firm footing in the soil. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
If animals are not slaughtered, I would recommend soiling in all cases, if possible. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Cattle-breeders] Reference
This protects the clothes from soiling and keeps the medicine in place for a longer time. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference
If there is a tendency to leakage a napkin should be worn to avoid soiling the bed-linen. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Be dainty and skillful in using your napkin and cutlery, avoiding soiling the tablecloth. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
The pastures for heifers should be abundant, or supplemented by soiling food where they are short. From Wordnik.com. [Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry] Reference
They burst forth, thin rivulets of blood streaming through them, soiling her clothes, her bed-sheets. From Wordnik.com. [Twin Moons] Reference
If it is impossible to wash dishes soon after soiling, let them soak in water until they can be washed. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
They were treading a road thick with dust, which rose at every step, soiling their once white garments. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn] Reference
The idea is, of course, to keep powder, grease paint and cold cream from getting into and soiling the hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession] Reference
One ragged little boy was so afraid of soiling the cloth, that he quietly slipped the bones under the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursery, February 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People] Reference
The quantity of saliva is very greatly increased, so much so that it flows out of the mouth soiling the clothes. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
One problem: nobody knows how to train them, and so thousands of Japanese dogs are now soiling rugs and biting people. From Wordnik.com. [Carpet Cleaning] Reference
Sitting in the surgery, camera angles mean she must answer Dr Pixie's question – "Do you get any soiling?" four times. From Wordnik.com. [Why Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies is in rude health] Reference
The growing and feeding of all kinds of soiling crops, conditions to which they are adapted, their plan in the rotation, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden] Reference
Of the advantages of soiling milch cows -- that is, feeding exclusively in the barn -- there are yet many conflicting opinions. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
They could not hereafter be cultivated, for they were all in the soiling lot for the cows, but they could be pruned and sprayed. From Wordnik.com. [The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm] Reference
The dark color of the wood does not allow soiling stains to show and the grain of the wood and its texture make it easy to grip. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
The little boy was clad in an immaculate white suit for the lawn party, and his mother cautioned him strictly against soiling it. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
The use of rags, handkerchiefs, and paper napkins is dirty, and apt to cause soiling of the hands and clothes and lead to contagion. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
Part of the secret lay in this idea: to be a good book-hunter one must not be too dainty; one must not be afraid of soiling one's hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
This is inexcusable ill-treatment, for it subjects the open book thus burdened, to injury, besides probably soiling its pages with dust. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
Where much soiling food is wanted from year to year, it would seem safe to say that it can be most cheaply supplied in the form of silage. From Wordnik.com. [Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry] Reference
Since solder if over hot will adhere to lead almost anywhere, plumbers are in the habit of specially soiling those parts to which it is not intended that solder shall adhere. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
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