exculcate

† exˈculcate, v. Obs.^—0

[f. L. exculcāt- ppl. stem of exculcā-re, f. ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + calcā-re: see calcate.]

trans. To tread or trample out.

1656–81 in Blount Glossogr. 1721–61 in Bailey.

Hence exculˈcation, the action of treading out.

1730–6 in Bailey (folio); in Ash.