SOIL,
1. To make dirty on the surface to foul to dirt to stain to defile to tarnish to sull as, to soil a garment with dust. Out wonted ornaments now soil'd and stain'd.
2. To cover or tinge with any thing extraneous as, to soil the earth with blood.
3. To dung to manure.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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