A / ablăquĕātĭo
noun

ablăquĕātĭo

gen. ablăquĕātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a digging; loosening of the soil round the roots of a tree
a digging or loosening of the soil round the roots of a tree, Col. 4, 4, 2; 4, 8, 2; Plin. 12, 15, 33, § 66 al.
the trench itself made by digging
Concr., the trench itself made by digging, Col. 5, 10, 17 Schneid.