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tillage

noun
/ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.

  1. inherited from tillage

Definitions

  1. The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

  2. Land cultivated in this way.

    • Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  3. The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming

    The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.

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Derived

cotillage, no-tillage, tillaged, tillage radish

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tillage. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01tillage02arable03plowed04plow05plough

A definitional loop anchored at tillage. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at tillage

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA