tilth

[ tilth ]

/ tɪlθ /

noun

the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.

the state of being tilled or under cultivation.

the physical condition of soil in relation to plant growth.

land that is tilled or cultivated.

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Origin of tilth

before 1000; Middle English, Old English. See till², -th¹

Words nearby tilth

tilt, tilt at windmills, tilt hammer, tilt-top table, tilt-up, tilth, tilting board, tilting chest, tiltmeter, tiltyard, tim

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Example sentences from the Web for tilth

Every plant and shrub gave evidence of loving care, and repaid the tilth bestowed upon them with lavish interest.
The Taming of the Jungle|Dr. C. W. Doyle
Some soils are naturally friable, and in these a tilth sufficiently fine can be realized ordinarily with but little labor.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
It improves the tilth by means of the shade furnished, and the extent to which the roots fill the soil.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
Tilth, tilth, n. cultivation: cultivated land: the depth of soil turned up in cultivation.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

In Sicilian territory too is tilth and town, and famed Acestes himself of Trojan blood.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

British Dictionary definitions for tilth

tilth

/ (tɪlθ) /

noun

the act or process of tilling land

the condition of soil or land that has been tilled, esp with respect to suitability for promoting plant growth

Word Origin for tilth

Old English tilthe; see till ²

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