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
Generally, it requires minimal to no tillage, with allelopathic properties that suppress weeds.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Intense tillage is known to be bad for worms.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023
Building more cutting-edge machinery, such as a driverless tillage tractor, appealed to 54-year-old Mukesh Agarwal who was recruited by CNH from Microsoft in July 2021, before the latest layoffs.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
Wheat-farming represents the crown of agricultural achievement in England, and very good yields per acre are garnered, because the tillage is careful, the manuring generous, the climate favourable.
From England by Fox, Frank, Sir
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