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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALIFICATION

n.[from L. palus, a stake or post. ] The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground for making it firm.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALIFICATION

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

 

Defn: The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.