virgin soil
soil that has not been cultivated before
a person or thing that is as yet undeveloped
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How to use virgin soil in a sentence
Then that pavement is broken up, and progress made to the next level; and so the work is continued till virgin soil is reached.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramFestival-day though it was to his Schwotzer neighbors, he was eager to spear this virgin soil with his plow blade.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim LangIn their cases the mistress has no bad impressions to efface and she can implant her own modes in virgin soil.
The Expert Maid-Servant | Cristine Terhune HerrickIt was still comparatively virgin soil in the end of the fourth century.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantUp there in the wilds, hard men drove back the forest and broke virgin soil.
Northwest! | Harold Bindloss
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