tillage
Meaning
- The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
- Land cultivated in this way.
- The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
till‧age
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.
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