Hilling

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hilling \Hill"ing\, n.
   The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hill \Hill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hilling}.]
   To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon;
   as, to hill corn.
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         Showing them how to plant and hill it.   --Palfrey.
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