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respade

respade verb: to spade (turn over soil) again.

Verb

respade (third-person singular simple present respades, present participle respading, simple past and past participle respaded)

  1. (transitive) To spade (turn over soil) again.
    • If unable to get the soil well mixed you may have to respade the turned soil before planting. The second spading will be much easier than the first.1975, The American Rose, volume 23, page 16

Forms of respade

third-person singular presentrespades
present participlerespading
past participlerespaded
pastrespaded

Origin of respade

From re- + spade.

Questions about respade

What does respade mean?
Respade means to spade (turn over soil) again.
What part of speech is respade?
Respade is a verb.
What is the past tense of respade?
The past tense of respade is respaded.

Words near respade in the dictionary

  1. respacings
  2. respackle
  3. respackled
  4. respackles
  5. respackling
  6. respade
  7. respaded
  8. respades
  9. respading
  10. respair
  11. respaired

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