Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or method of rendering ground firm by driving piles or posts into it.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.

Etymologies

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Latin palus a stake + -ficare (in comparative) to make: compare French palification. See -fy.

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