noun
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the act, process, or art of tilling
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tilled land
Etymology
Origin of tillage
Example Sentences
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"Ultimately, we need a more diversified agricultural model, with fewer cattle, and more horticulture, organics and tillage," he told AFP.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
Intense tillage is known to be bad for worms.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023
The money would provide farmers with technical and financial assistance to implement practices like planting cover crops or reducing soil tillage.
From Reuters • May 2, 2023
With crops grown in farm fields, more intensive management means a reduction in the diversity of crops grown, combined with increased application of nutrients and use of mechanical soil tillage on the farm.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022
Paring, pār′ing, n. act of trimming or cutting off: that which is pared off: rind: the cutting off of the surface of grass land for tillage.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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