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tillage

  • /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪdʒ

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From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.

noun tillages

  1. countable, uncountable The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

    Similar: cultivating, cultivation

  2. countable, uncountable Land cultivated in this way. Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
  3. countable, uncountable The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.

    Opposite: no-till, no-tillage

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noun cultivation of arable land

Españollabranza
Portuguêslavoura
Françaislabour
DeutschBestellung, Bodenbearbeitung
Italianocoltivazione
Românăarătură, pământ arabil, pământ cultivat
Русскийземледе́лие zemledélije

noun land cultivated in this way

Deutschbestelltes Land

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@misc{tillage_2026,
  title = {tillage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tillage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}