tillage
English
Etymology
From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪlɪdʒ
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: till‧age
Noun
tillage (countable and uncountable, plural tillages)
- The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
- Synonyms: cultivating, cultivation
- Land cultivated in this way.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 13:23:
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
- The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.
- Antonyms: no-till, no-tillage
- Hyponyms: cultivating, cultivation, harrowing, hoeing, mattocking, picking, ploughing, plowing, raking, rototilling, shoveling
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
cultivation of arable land
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