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tilth

[tilth] ,
–noun
1. the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
2. the state of being tilled or under cultivation.
3. the physical condition of soil in relation to plant growth.
4. land that is tilled or cultivated.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE. See till 2 , -th 1
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tilth   (tĭlth)   
n.  
  1. Cultivation of land; tillage.

  2. Tilled earth.


[Middle English, from Old English, from tilian, to labor.]
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