† ˈpastinate, ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. pastināt-us, pa. pple. of pastināre to dig: see pastine v.]
Of land: Dug, prepared for planting.
| c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 50 This mon ek al thy soyles pastynate With wynes wold be filde. Ibid. iv. 177 Now melon seed..is sette In places wel ywrought or pastynate. |
So † ˈpastinate v. trans., to dig, loosen by digging; † ˈpastinated ppl. a., dug, delved; † pastiˈnation [ad. L. pastinātiōn-em], digging.
| c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 130 In thi pastinated lond. 1623 Cockeram ii, To Delue, Pastinate. A Deluing, Pastination. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Pastinate, to delve or dig in a Garden. 1708 Kersey, Pastination (in Husbandry), the opening, breaking fine, and laying loose of earth in order to be planted. 1721 in Bailey. 1745 tr. Columella's Husb. iii. xvi, The pastinated ground is proper for planting, when it is a little moist. |