tilth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɪlθ/
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Etymology
From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Agricultural labour; husbandry.
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.
The land is in good tilth and ready to plant.
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(countable, uncountable) Cultivated land
Escaped from thicket and from fen at last he saw the tilth of men.
1945, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, HarperCollins, published 2019, →ISBN, page 11:
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(countable, uncountable) Rich cultivated soil.
One morning she was kneeling on an old grain sack on the wet black soil, turning the thick rich tilth over and smoothing it ready for the new lettuces.
1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 333:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tilths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
ru обрабо́тка по́чвы (the state of being tilled) · bg земеделие (agricultural labour; husbandry) · ka ნახნავი (the state of being tilled) · hu porhanyósság (the state of being tilled) · hu földművelés (agricultural labour; husbandry) · hu talajporhanyítás (agricultural labour; husbandry) · hu művelés (agricultural labour; husbandry) · cs orba (agricultural labour; husbandry) · bg разораване (the state of being tilled) · ka ხნული (the state of being tilled) · he ניר (rich, cultivated soil) · hu megművelés (agricultural labour; husbandry) · hu talajlazítás (agricultural labour; husbandry) · fr ameublissement (the state of being tilled) · hu talajjavítás (agricultural labour; husbandry) · hu lazultság (the state of being tilled)