[L. solum ground.] Soil, ground. (Chiefly Sc. Law.)
1829. in P. Shaw, Reports, VII. 363. A right of absolute … property in the solum.
1894. J. Macintosh, Ayrshire Nts.’ Entert., xi. 199. The solum of the old road having been assigned to the respective proprietors.
1905. Proc. Antiq. Soc. Scotl., XXXIX. 346. The Abertay Sands … bid fair by and by to enlarge … the solum of this tract of country.
