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† culteˈllation Obs.
[a. F. cultellation, f. L. cultellus knife.]
An operation in land-measuring to ascertain the horizontal area of a sloping or uneven surface: the measuring line is held horizontally above the surface and a weighted ‘arrow’ (originally a knife) dropped to stick in the ground at a point vertically beneath its extremity.
1727–51in Chambers Cycl. |