replacing previously excavated material (like earth, soil) around a newly constructed foundation wall
A reclamation technique that returns the rock and soil of the overburden to mined cuts or pits, leaving the land in a configuration similar to the original form
(1) filling in any previously excavated area, i e , The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around and against a basement foundation (2) in carpentry, the process of fastening together two pieces of board by gluing blocks of wood in the interior angle