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Palification

Palification \Pal`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. palus a stake + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. palification. See -fy.] The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. [R.]
--Sir H. Wotton.

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palification

n. The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.