respade

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verb

To spade (turn over soil) again.

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Meanings

verbrespade (third-person singular simple present respades, present participle respading, simple past and past participle respaded)

present singular third person respades · participle present respading · participle past respaded · past respaded

  1. transitiveTo spade (turn over soil) again.

    If unable to get the soil well mixed you may have to respade the turned soil before planting. The second spading will be much easier than the first.

    1975, The American Rose, volume 23, page 16

Origin

From re- + spade.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

speared
Cite this entry
APA

respade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respade

MLA

“respade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respade.

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