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tile field

American  

noun

  1. a system of unconnected drain tiles distributing septic tank effluent over an absorption area or providing drainage in wet areas.


Etymology

Origin of tile field

1880–85, in sense “ground where tiles are made”

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He also said we should lay tile field drain through the bottom of the pond to the ditch every fifty feet over the entire field.

From Hidden Treasure by Simpson, John Thomas

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