rototillv.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)tɪl/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdəˌtɪl/

Forms: 1900s– rototill, 1900s– rotatill.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roto- comb. form, till v.¹

Etymology: < roto- comb. form + till v.¹, after rototiller n. Compare slightly earlier rototilled adj., rototilling n.

North American.

transitive and intransitive. To break up or till (soil) using a rototiller.

ΚΠ

1934 Jrnl. Ministry Agric. 41 546 It is our intention to disc or rototill these fields next June and re-sow with Italian rye-grass.

1941 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 11 July 10/3 Since the practice of rototilling the soil has been generally adopted, many growers have tended to reduce the time of steaming.

1985 Orange Coast Mag. Sept. 73/2 (advt.) All yards are completely rototilled before and after the soil is enriched with generous portions of amendments.

2003 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 26 Apr. 35 The vegetable garden can have soil worked up or rotatilled as soon as it is dry enough.

2010 J. Lowenfels & W. Lewis Teaming with Microbes xxii. 191 How do you encourage the bacterial domination needed for your animals, vegetables, and row crops if you cannot rototill?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rototill
释义	rototillv. Brit. /ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)tɪl/, U.S. /ˈroʊdəˌtɪl/ Forms: 1900s– rototill, 1900s– rotatill. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roto- comb. form, till v.¹ Etymology: < roto- comb. form + till v.¹, after rototiller n. Compare slightly earlier rototilled adj., rototilling n. North American. transitive and intransitive. To break up or till (soil) using a rototiller. ΚΠ 1934 Jrnl. Ministry Agric. 41 546 It is our intention to disc or rototill these fields next June and re-sow with Italian rye-grass. 1941 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 11 July 10/3 Since the practice of rototilling the soil has been generally adopted, many growers have tended to reduce the time of steaming. 1985 Orange Coast Mag. Sept. 73/2 (advt.) All yards are completely rototilled before and after the soil is enriched with generous portions of amendments. 2003 Prince George (Brit. Columbia) Citizen (Nexis) 26 Apr. 35 The vegetable garden can have soil worked up or rotatilled as soon as it is dry enough. 2010 J. Lowenfels & W. Lewis Teaming with Microbes xxii. 191 How do you encourage the bacterial domination needed for your animals, vegetables, and row crops if you cannot rototill? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1934
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