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free soil Definition

☆ free soil

noun

territory in which there is no slavery; esp., any territory in the U.S. where slavery was prohibited before the Civil War

Free-Soil Definition

☆ Free·-Soil (frē′so̵il′)

adjective

opposed to the extension of slavery; specif., designating or of a former (1848-54) political party (Free-Soil Party) that opposed the spread of slavery into the Territories

Free-Soil Related Forms
Free′·-Soil′er noun
free soil Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • require: These plants require a free draining soil - and this being a raised bed, it is really well drained.

Noun used with modifier

  • draining: These plants require a free draining soil - and this being a raised bed, it is really well drained.