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
He's not sure what the answer is, but he's confident that practices like cover cropping and reduced tillage make a difference.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 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
The plough and the harrow were the sole instruments of tillage at the beginning of this century.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
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