Definition
To run into the mire or water; hence, to take refuge or shelter.
In Context
- "O, sir, have you taken soil here? It is well a man may reach you after three hours' running."
- "[…] finding that he could not shake off the hounds, turned to the left towards the Saltwater River, and rushing down a precipitous and stony approach to the river, he instantly took soil in very deep water, with the pack clustering round him."