Subsoil

n.	1.	The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath the surface soil. Subsoil plow a plow having a share and standard but no moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to the surface. - Knight.
v. t.	1.	To turn up the subsoil of.

Noun

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subsoil - the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock Synonyms: undersoil

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