molding1, moulding1 (molding)

[Verbal n. of mold1, mould1, v.] The act of covering with mold; mold used to cover the roots of plants. When the sprouts [of sugar-cane] are six or eight inches high, it will be nece ary to put a gang in to give them a plentiful molding, in order to cover their roots and feed their stems. T. Roughley , Jamaica Planter's Guide (1823), p. 335.