(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:46:25

Pal`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. palus a stake + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. palification. See -fy.]

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

[R.]

Sir H. Wotton.

 

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