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tillage

American  
[til-ij] / ˈtɪl ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the operation, practice, or art of tilling land.

  2. tilled land.


tillage British  
/ ˈtɪlɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the act, process, or art of tilling

  2. tilled land

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Etymology

Origin of tillage

First recorded in 1480–90; till 2 + -age

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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

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

Type and frequency of disturbance through tillage determines how much added decomposition of soil organic matter occurs.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

A most important feature of the mediaeval system of tillage was its compulsory character.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul