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hilled

  • past participle
    of hill.
    hill
    noun
    a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
  • past tense form
    of hill.
    hill
    noun
    a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.

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Yas, sah, jes' about the same way, only it has to be hilled higher an' hoed more'n corn.

From The Boy With the U.S. Census by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

And when he was come to behold the land, he let make above the table of silver a chest of gold and of precious stones, that hilled the Holy Vessel.

From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Sir Thomas Malory

It was better to have possession of the imperial seven hilled city, than of Gethsemane and Calvary with all their holy souvenirs.

From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John William Draper

They are set at the distance of three or four feet apart, and are hilled, and kept continually free from weeds.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

The cabbage group is sometimes hilled up, but if set well down and frequently cultivated, on most soils this will not be necessary.

From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell