DCHP-3

blowdirt

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

blown soil, etc. from summerfallow field.

Quotations

1964
Use of blowdirt—the unwanted by-product of windswept summerfallow fields—as a means of "clearing" snow-blocked drainage ditches was demonstrated. . . . Sections of ditches spread with blowdirt were open and flowing clear of obstructions, while untreated sections were still blocked with snow and ice.