the soil

noun

literary
: farming as a way of making a living
Her ancestors had felt a closeness to the soil.

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“The soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20soil. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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