Earth -bags

Rags holding a cubic foot of earth and used to raise a parapet in haste, or to repair one that is beaten down.: They are usually employed where the ground is rocky, or too hard for the pickaxe and spade. … Earth-house. — A small stone house built under ground, and intended to hide a few people and their goods in time of war. Earthworks. fortification, a general name for in all which construction,— In whether for attack or defense, the ' material employed is chiefly earth.