a (UK|_|dialectal|chiefly|Scotland|Northern England) (context|agriculture) improving | Improving; nutritious; fattening.
v (transitive|UK|_|dialectal|chiefly|Scotland|Northern England) To render fertile or fruitful, as in soil.
n A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.