tillage

[ til-ij ]

/ ˈtɪl ɪdʒ /

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noun

the operation, practice, or art of tilling land.

tilled land.

Origin of tillage

First recorded in 1480–90; till² + -age

Words nearby tillage

tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till, tillable, tillage, till all hours, Tillamook Bay, tillandsia, tiller, tillerman

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Example sentences from the Web for tillage

As might be expected, tillage is scanty, and the population depend much on imported food.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 437, March 1852|Various
They are, no doubt, less now than they were originally, owing to the effects of time and tillage.
Y Gododin|Aneurin
How the tillage and culture of New England or Ohio would crown those swells of land with sheaves of grain!
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
The mechanical operations of tillage, especially with reference to the control of soil water.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich

There was more pasture than tillage; and the pasture land was not fenced in, but was grazed in common.
A Reading Book in Irish History|P. W. Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for tillage

tillage

/ (ˈtɪlɪdʒ) /

noun

the act, process, or art of tilling

tilled land

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单词	tillage
释义	tillage [ til-ij ] / ˈtɪl ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tillage ON THESAURUS.COM noun the operation, practice, or art of tilling land. tilled land. Origin of tillage First recorded in 1480–90; till² + -age Words nearby tillage tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till, tillable, tillage, till all hours, Tillamook Bay, tillandsia, tiller, tillerman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tillage As might be expected, tillage is scanty, and the population depend much on imported food. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 437, March 1852\|Various They are, no doubt, less now than they were originally, owing to the effects of time and tillage. Y Gododin\|Aneurin How the tillage and culture of New England or Ohio would crown those swells of land with sheaves of grain! The Boys of '61\|Charles Carleton Coffin. The mechanical operations of tillage, especially with reference to the control of soil water. The First Book of Farming\|Charles L. Goodrich There was more pasture than tillage; and the pasture land was not fenced in, but was grazed in common. A Reading Book in Irish History\|P. W. Joyce British Dictionary definitions for tillage tillage / (ˈtɪlɪdʒ) / noun the act, process, or art of tilling tilled land Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tillage estate, soil, terrain, home, earth, continent, ground, plot, district, area, field, homeland, territory, beach, province, parcel, countryside, acreage, tract, nation
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tillage

noun

Origin of tillage

Words nearby tillage

Example sentences from the Web for tillage

British Dictionary definitions for tillage

noun

Words related to tillage