tillage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
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(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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 13:23:
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tillages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
tillage radish · overtillage · tillaged · cotillage · zero-tillage · no-tillage
Relateds
Synonyms
tilling · cultivation · cultivating
Translations (23)
cy ardir (land cultivated in this way) · cs orba (cultivation of arable land) · ga ar (cultivation of arable land) · de bestelltes Land (land cultivated in this way) · it coltivazione (cultivation of arable land) · es labranza (cultivation of arable land) · pt lavoura (cultivation of arable land) · gl labranza (cultivation of arable land) · ro arătură (cultivation of arable land) · lv aparšana (cultivation of arable land) · de Bestellung (cultivation of arable land) · fr labour (cultivation of arable land) · de Bodenbearbeitung (cultivation of arable land) · cs obdělávání půdy (cultivation of arable land) · ro pământ arabil (cultivation of arable land) · bg оран (cultivation of arable land) · ro pământ cultivat (cultivation of arable land) · cy âr (land cultivated in this way) · cy âr (cultivation of arable land) · da jordbearbejdning (cultivation of arable land) · tr sürülmüş toprak (land cultivated in this way) · tr toprağı sürme (cultivation of arable land) · ru земледе́лие (cultivation of arable land)