tillage

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#TILLAGECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#TILLAGE tillage; by surface analysis, tillCategory:English links with manual fragments#TILLAGE + -ageCategory:English terms suffixed with -age#TILLAGE.

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tillage (countable and uncountable, plural tillages)Category:English lemmas#TILLAGECategory:English nouns#TILLAGECategory:English uncountable nouns#TILLAGECategory:English countable nouns#TILLAGECategory:English countable nouns#TILLAGECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TILLAGECategory:Pages with entries#TILLAGECategory:Pages with 1 entry#TILLAGE

  1. The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
    Synonyms: cultivating, cultivation
  2. Land cultivated in this way.
  3. The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.
    Antonyms: no-till, no-tillage
    Hyponyms: cultivating, cultivationCategory:English links with manual fragments#TILLAGE, harrowing, hoeing, mattocking, picking, ploughing, plowing, raking, rototilling, shoveling

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